n.
Historical authenticity; fact.
historicity
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his·to·ric·i·ty (hĭs'tə-rĭs'ĭ-tē)  |
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[Th]
The use of an understanding of history as a basis for trying to change it.
| Obscure Words: historicity |
[prob. fr. F. historicité, < L. historicus]
1) the quality or state of being historic esp. as opposed to ficticious or legendary
2) a condition of being placed in the stream of history; also: a result of such placement
| Wikipedia: Historicity |
Historicity may mean:
- the quality of being part of recorded history, as opposed to prehistory
- the quality of being part of history as opposed to being ahistorical myth or legend
- Historicity (philosophy), a word for how history is, to allow discussion as to how its form is interpreted (linear, circular, repetitive etc).
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