ahistoric
pronunciation
How to pronounce ahistoric in British English:
UK [ˌeɪhɪs'tɒrɪk]
How to pronounce ahistoric in American English:
US [ˌeɪhɪs'tɒrɪk]
Word Origin
- ahistoric (adj.)
- "not historical, lacking in historical background or justification," 1911, from a- (2) "not" + historic.
Example
- 1. Us president barack obama postponed his trip to indonesia and australia until june , so he can battle for ahistoric health reform bill , ap reported .
- 2. One possibility : given the theory of historical materialism , he couldn 't hold a an ahistoric moral theory .
- 3. On january 25th he accused his detractors of trying to put the nation under a state of emergency and described their demands for a return to the old order as " ahistoric and illogical " .