ahistorical
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ahistorical
- /ˌeɪhɪˈstɔɹɪkəl/ US
Where it comes from
From a- + historical or ahistoric + -al.
adjective more ahistorical · most ahistorical
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Lacking historical perspective or context.
Students are profoundly ahistorical now, and I think they need to work out the notion of how their own environment, over time, has shaped their lives.
Similar: ahistoric
- Not historically true or accurate; unsupported by historical evidence. The American historian John van Engen argues that Le Goff's and Schmitt's idea of a semi-pagan medieval Europe filled with remnants of 'Indo-European folklore' is rather dogmatic and ahistorical.
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adj lacking historical perspective
| Español | ahistórico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 缺乏歷史觀的 /缺乏历史观的 quēfá lìshǐguān de |
| Português | anistórico, aistórico |
| Français | anhistorique |
| Deutsch | ahistorisch |
| Italiano | antistorico |
| Русский | антиистори́ческий antiistoríčeskij |
adj not historically true or accurate
| 中文 | 不符合史實的 /不符合史实的 bù fúhé shǐshí de |
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title = {ahistorical},
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