historically meaning

UK /hɪˈstɒrɪkli/ US /hɪˈstɔrɪkəli/ 5 syllables

historically (adverb): throughout history.

historically has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

historically as an adverb

  1. throughout history
    • historically they have never coexisted peacefully

    Related forms: historical

  2. with respect to history
    • this is historically interesting

    Related forms: historic

How to pronounce historically

historically is pronounced /hɪˈstɒrɪkli/ in British English and /hɪˈstɔrɪkəli/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HI · words ending in LY · 12-letter words

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