ahistorical
adjective
ahis·tor·i·cal
| \ ˌā-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl
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variants:
or ahistoric \ -ik
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Definition of ahistorical
: not concerned with or related to history, historical development, or tradition
an ahistorical attitude
also
: historically inaccurate or ignorant
an ahistorical version of events
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Other Words from ahistorical
ahistorically
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ahistoricism
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ahistoricity
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Examples of ahistorical in a Sentence
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To Reid-Henry, democracy is not a static and ahistorical system. — Mario Del Pero, Washington Post, "How the 1970s spawned democracy’s current crisis," 1 Aug. 2019 Lohengrin is an electrician come to electrify an ahistorical, possibly post-apocalyptic, community that has gone dark. — Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: How two top directors are teaching Europe the L.A. School of Opera," 23 Aug. 2019 And there was the complaint, directed at Mead and Benedict, but also at Lévi-Strauss and Geertz, that the cultural approach is ahistorical. — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, "How Cultural Anthropologists Redefined Humanity," 19 Aug. 2019 What is the point of this ornate, ahistorical violence? — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Quentin Tarantino’s Ultimate Statement on Movie Violence," 2 Aug. 2019 Unsurprisingly, McConnell's particular take on the subject was widely viewed as ahistorical and highly contrary. — Graeme Mcmillan, WIRED, "While You Were Offline: The President Is Running for President, FYI," 23 June 2019 This is a relentlessly ahistorical read of American politics. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "The political tribalism of Andrew Sullivan," 11 Dec. 2018 To imply that this word is not strongly tied to homophobia is either wholly naïve or purposefully misleading and ahistorical. — Mikelle Street, Teen Vogue, "Nicki Minaj Is Being Accused of Queerphobia On Her New Album "Queen"," 13 Aug. 2018 Inspired by a childhood love of One Thousand and One Nights, the American architect came up with an orientalist, but not ahistorical, fantasia of waterfalls, bazaars, and museums, with statues of Harun al-Rashid and Aladdin. — Darran Anderson, The Atlantic, "The Cities That Never Existed," 17 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ahistorical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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