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nonhistorical

adjective
non·​his·​tor·​i·​cal | \ ËŒnän-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kÉ™l How to pronounce nonhistorical (audio) , -ˈstär-\

Definition of nonhistorical

: not historical: such as
a : not based on history an essentially nonhistorical account
b : not used or reproducing what was used in the past nonhistorical costumes nonhistorical building materials
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nonhistorically \ ËŒnän-​hi-​ˈstȯr-​i-​k(É™-​)lÄ“ How to pronounce nonhistorically (audio) , -​ˈstär-​ \ adverb
All but one of the windows look authentically old-fashioned. The offending window belongs to a bathroom and was appropriately—if nonhistorically—modest. — George Graham

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 The closest nonhistorical portrayals to Washington’s role among recent winners are probably Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club and Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart. — Jeremy Harriot, The Root, "Rooting for Everybody Black: Handicapping the Black Oscar Nominees," 3 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of nonhistorical

1840, in the meaning defined above

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