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Common collocations with historical in American Collocation

historical adjective

US /hɪˈstɔrɪk(ə)l/

relating to historical study

background
basis
context
debate
dimension
interpretation
investigation
perspective
precedent
research

All art is best understood in terms of the historical context that produced it.

evidence

document
evidence
fact
material
record

Preservation of historical records is the duty of a museum.

person

figure
personage

If you were able to spend an hour with one dead, historical figure, who would it be and what would you ask them?

truth

accuracy
truth

Every historian worth their salt will tell you that there is no such thing as historical accuracy.

importance

importance
significance

Included in this volume are 72 papers, selected for their historical importance and continuing significance.

description

account
introduction
narrative
overview
survey

The book gives a historical survey of five major topics, with an overview of the relevant research.

archaeological
architectural
biographical
contemporary
cultural
geographical
literary
philosophical
political
social
sociological

The building is of outstanding historical and architectural significance.