historicity

noun

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

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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 To keep him in power is not only a vile curse upon the positive welfare of America, but a lamentable devaluing of our Jewish reasoning, empathy, and historicity. Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 That’s a fundamental aspect of Judaism, not a religious aspect but a link with universalism, with historicity. Armond White, National Review, 6 Sep. 2024 And as the series gets closer to its conclusion, the plot runs farther and farther from the facts, sacrificing historicity and even plausibility for genre-film excitement and culminating with a sting that catapults matters out of the real and into the ridiculous. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for historicity 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Dec. 2024.

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