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historical

/hɪˈstɔɹɪkəl/ noun C2
  1. A historical romance.

Plural historicals

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## VIII HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 23 · C1
I must congratulate you on coming into the possession, though in rather a tragic manner of a relic which is of great intrinsic value, but of even greater importance as an historical curiosity.’
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 26 · B2
Mac, when one is in conscious sympathy with the historical atmosphere of one’s surroundings.
The Valley of Fear, p. 81 · C1
Well, I selected the cartilages of the heads of these fishes, and you can scarcely imagine the delight with which I welcomed the arrival of each Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, as affording me the means of increasing my stock of pens; for I will freely confess that my historical labors have been my greatest solace and relief.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 153 · C1

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