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historicity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌhɪstəˈɹɪsɪti/
  • rhymes with -ɪsɪti

1

noun

Meaning 1

Historical quality or authenticity based on fact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The historicity of minor political figures of this period is often hard to establish due to a dearth of sources.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The characteristic of having appeared or developed in history, as opposed to being natural or universal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • This particular school places great emphasis on the historicity of ideas, practices, or institutions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably from French historicité, or from Latin historicus + -ity. Equivalent to historic + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: historicitat — historical quality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 史實性 /史实性 (shǐshíxìng) — historical quality
  • Dutch: historiciteit — historical quality
  • Finnish: historiallisuus — historical quality
  • French: historicité — historical quality
  • Hindi: ऐतिहासिकता (aitihāsiktā) — historical quality
  • Kazakh: тарихилық (tarixilyq) — historical quality
  • Kazakh: тарихшылдық (tarixşyldyq) — historical quality
  • Polish: historyczność — historical quality
  • Portuguese: historicidade — historical quality
  • Russian: историчность (istoričnostʹ) — historical quality
  • Spanish: historicidad — historical quality
  • Swedish: historicitet — historical quality
  • Chinese Mandarin: 史實性 /史实性 (shǐshíxìng) — characteristic of having appeared in history
  • Finnish: historiallisuus — characteristic of having appeared in history
  • Hindi: ऐतिहासिकता (aitihāsiktā) — characteristic of having appeared in history
  • Swedish: historicitet — characteristic of having appeared in history
Real reading context

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