unhistorical

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un·his·tor·i·cal | \ ˌən-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl

, -ˈstär- \

variants: or less commonly unhistoric \ ˌən-hi-ˈstȯr-ik

, -ˈstär- \

Definition of unhistorical

: not based on, dealing with, or true to history : not historical [Edmund] Spenser's imitators sometimes misunderstood his archaisms, and used them in unhistorical senses.— Charles Barber

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Recent Examples on the Web Interpreting the Qur’an exclusively by reference to its text without invoking outside or later sources is injudicious and unhistorical. . — Christopher Carroll, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017

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