his*tor"ic*al (h&ibreve;s*t&obreve;r"&ibreve;*kal), } a. [L. historicus, Gr.
"istoriko`s: cf. F.
historique. See History.] Of or pertaining to history, or the record of
past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page. --
His*tor"ic*al*ness,
n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty
(#), n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. Pope. Historical painting,
that branch of painting which represents the events of history. -- Historical sense,
that meaning of a passage
which is deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under which it was
written. -- The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent the unity and
significance of a past era or age.
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