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English
Etymology
From Middle English historial, from Middle French historial, from Latin historiālis: compare French historial.
Pronunciation
Adjective
historial (comparative more historial, superlative most historial)
- (obsolete) Historical.
References
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French historial, from Latin historiālis; equivalent to historie + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isˌtɔriˈaːl/, /isˈtɔrial/, /ɛs-/
Adjective
historial (plural and weak singular historiale)
- Historical, genuine, factual.
- Historic; historically significant.
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Physician's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 155-157:
[...] So was his name, (for this is no fable,
But knowen for historial thing notable,
The sentence of it sooth is, out of doute), [...]- Such was his name, (for this is no fable,
But known for a noteworthy historical fact,
The substance of it is true, beyond doubt),
- (rare) Related to history or historical events.
- (rare) Non-figurative; at face value.
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Descendants
References
Spanish
Noun
historial m (plural historiales)
- record, history (such as a person's criminal, work, or clinical record)
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