"unhistorical" meaning in English

See unhistorical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From un- + historical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|historical}} un- + historical Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unhistorical (not comparable)
  1. Not historical; not based on history. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: unhistoric, unhistorically Translations (not historic): onhistorisch (Dutch), unhistorisch (German), ανιστορικός (anistorikós) (Greek)
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