historicity

noun

his·​to·​ric·​i·​ty ˌhi-stə-ˈri-sə-tē How to pronounce historicity (audio)
: historical actuality

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Her sudden pivot from folk-music historicity to pop ubiquity was breathtaking. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025 For Enwezor, Simpson’s work bears witness to a passage from representation to historicity in the course of which an individual becomes a metaphor for a group that is more than the sum of its parts. Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025 Spinoza, who was excommunicated partly for critiquing the historicity of Biblical episodes, including Esther’s, believed that, though a force existed, continuous with nature, which might be called divine, no faith in divine intervention in human life could be trusted. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 July 2025 The size, scale, provenance, historicity, and repair status are just a few examples of things to consider prior to purchasing. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for historicity

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of historicity was in 1880

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“Historicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historicity. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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