Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the manner of history; according to history; as history; by way of narration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In the manner of, or in accordance with, history.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
historic manner; as has been done most often in the past.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with respect to history
- adverb throughout history
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Examples
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Deploying a term historically used for Western sympathisers of the Soviet Union, a former participant on one of Cao de Benos's tours to North Korea describes him as a "perfect example of the 'useful idiot'".
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This moderation and balance is precisely what makes the new Greens dangerous for the established "Volksparteien" "people's parties", a term historically reserved for the CDU/CSU and SPD, but which the highbrow weekly Die Zeit suggested should now be applied to the environmentalist movement as well.
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Even if science does not have faith in a rational universe, it certainly presupposes that a universe exists, and that something rather than nothing exists is itself an awe-inspiring mystery, one that regularly leads cosmologists to use the term historically applied to the ultimate mystery, i.e.
Archive 2007-11-01 James F. McGrath 2007
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In defining what is meant by the term historically disadvantaged, the Authority takes into account principally race and gender.
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The term historically has been used by some whites to deride black Americans as people who shouldn't strive to improve their lives.
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The term historically has been used by some whites to deride black Americans as people who shouldn't strive to improve their lives.
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The Constitution states that copyright's purpose is to promote the progress of "science" -- a term historically used to mean "knowledge."
The Twilight copyright saga: Forbidden love and forbidden T-shirts Christina Mulligan 2010
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It was a warmup for the postseason when Rivera historically is at his best.
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This term historically means just a cut under black tie for a moderately formal affair.
Fred's Head from APH 2010
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Upset and hinting that Tuesday's development could be a harbinger of a breakdown in what he characterized as historically "courteous" dealings with the county, Osgood cryptically predicted that "there is going to be a very interesting day coming up here before long."
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