A novel whose story is set in a particular historical setting.

(theology) Alternative form of historico-grammatical

(theology) Alternative form of historico-grammatical

(grammar) A tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, and in spoken language primarily when reading narrative or in storytelling, for completed actions in the past or in speaking of the dead. It is semantically the same as the simple past in many languages, including English.

plural of dictionary on historical principles

(lexicography) A type of scholarly dictionary that displays the history of lexical items through citations.