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antihistorical

antihistorical adjective: opposing or contrary to history.

Adjective

antihistorical (comparative more antihistorical, superlative most antihistorical)

  1. Opposing or contrary to history.
    • The intellectual leader of this era whose work was most influential for the rest of the century was also the most antihistorical.2002, Lewis Perry, Boats Against the Current, page 74

Forms of antihistorical

comparativemore antihistorical
superlativemost antihistorical

Origin of antihistorical

From anti- + historical.

Questions about antihistorical

What does antihistorical mean?
Antihistorical means opposing or contrary to history.
What part of speech is antihistorical?
Antihistorical is an adjective.

Words near antihistorical in the dictionary

  1. antihistaminergic
  2. antihistamines
  3. antihistaminic
  4. antihistaminics
  5. antihistone
  6. antihistorical
  7. antihistoricism
  8. antihistoricisms
  9. antihistoricist
  10. antihistoricists
  11. antihistories

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