historical reference

collocation in English

meaningsofhistoricalandreference

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historical
adjective
uk
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/us
/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
connected with studying or representing things from ...
See more athistorical
reference
noun
uk
/ˈref.ər.əns/us
/ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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(Definition ofhistoricalandreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhistorical reference

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This is a clear, well-made, solid work ofhistoricalreference, worthy but inescapably somewhat dull.
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A representativehistoricalreferencelist is provided in the references.
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The critical element required for an effective futility study is an appropriatehistoricalreferencestandard.
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Much of the data, from unemployment statistics to governmental titles, are of little use, except for recenthistoricalreference.
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In academic practices, this is a quite common, although not literal, use of the term "tradition," but such a concept of tradition has no actual preconstitutedhistoricalreference.
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All of these refer to jahiliyya as a historical period except - chap. 6, para. 112 ("ignorant"), and chap. 7, para. 67 (translated "barbarous", but thehistoricalreferenceis implicit).
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This would mean more opportunities to introduce further decoupling and a move away fromhistoricalreferencevalues.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
For indeed all that this masterpiece does is to swop onehistoricalreferencefor another, and to jump seven years further back into the bargain.
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I used thishistoricalreferencefor the purposes of capturing your attention and of illustrating a strong argument regarding the budget.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Most could accept a system of licensing that is based onhistoricalreferenceperiods, although there are differences about which periods should be used.
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Hansard archive
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This was merely ahistoricalreference.
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Hansard archive
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The reserve has been established in order to deal specifically with cases where the determination of quota on ahistoricalreferenceperiod would cause special difficulties for certain producers.
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I believe we should be having dialogue on cultural issues - music, art, archaeology, painting, calligraphy - in which we share so muchhistoricalreferenceand so much potential for future gain.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I shall look up thehistoricalreference.
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Hansard archive
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It is considered an importanthistoricalreferencein the region.
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Wikipedia
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The first recordedhistoricalreferenceto this church is dated 1181.
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Thishistoricalreferenceis used as a joke for the individuals who are hard to change or those who stick out in a group.
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It is now an invaluable source ofhistoricalreferenceproviding wealth of information.
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That was the lasthistoricalreferenceto her, and it is not known when she died.
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