The difference between Historical and Modern

When used as nouns, historical means a historical romance, whereas modern means someone who lives in modern times.

When used as adjectives, historical means of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. about history, whereas modern means pertaining to a current or recent time and style.

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  1. Historical as an adjective (literature, art):

    Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions. About history; depicting persons or events from history.

    Examples:

    "July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day."

    "The historical works of Lord Macaulay and Edward Gibbon are in and of themselves historic."

  2. Historical as an adjective (literature, art):

    Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally. Set in the past. Former, erstwhile; lapsed, nominal. One of various tenses or moods used to tell about past events, historic (tense). or evolutionary.

  3. Historical as an adjective (uncommon):

    Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history. Done in the manner of a historian: written as a development over time or in accordance with the historical method. : important or likely to be important to history and historians.

    Examples:

    "The Royal Historical Society"

    "The State Historical Society of Wisconsin"

  4. Historical as an adjective:

    Examples:

    "'historical-political"

  1. Historical as a noun:

    A historical romance.

  1. Modern as an adjective:

    Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.

    Examples:

    "Our online interactive game is a modern approach nowrap to teaching about gum disease.  nowrap Although it was built in the 1600s, the building still has nowrap a very modern look."

  2. Modern as an adjective (history):

    Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.

  1. Modern as a noun:

    Someone who lives in modern times.

  2. Modern as a noun:

    The modern time.

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