"historical" meaning in English

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "history + -ical",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "historical",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more historical",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most historical",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We tried to look at the problem in its historical context, not just how it is today."
        },
        {
          "text": "The historical record shows that the country grew dramatically during that period."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Historical events, record, leaders, etc. all relate to things that happened in the distant past."
      ],
      "id": "simple-historical-en-adj-IxoyK52W"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/hɪˈstɒrɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-historical.ogg",
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        "US"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "historical"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "history + -ical",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "historical",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more historical",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most historical",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We tried to look at the problem in its historical context, not just how it is today."
        },
        {
          "text": "The historical record shows that the country grew dramatically during that period."
        }
      ],
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        "Historical events, record, leaders, etc. all relate to things that happened in the distant past."
      ]
    }
  ],
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