ahistoric

or a·his·tor·i·cal

[ey-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-ik or ey-hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor-i-kuh l]

adjective

without concern for history or historical development; indifferent to tradition.

Origin of ahistoric

First recorded in 1935–40; a-⁶ + historic

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Examples from the Web for ahistorical

Contemporary Examples of ahistorical

Beyond its ahistorical bent, it also misses two other issues.
We're Still Fighting the Opium Wars
William O’Connor
August 28, 2014
Instead, sadly, he produced this one-sided, ahistorical tantrum.
An Ahistorical Tantrum In The Times
Gil Troy
March 13, 2013
Yet the notion that Barak “decimated the Israeli peace camp” is ahistorical at best.
Ehud Barak As Tactician, Not Politician
Brent E. Sasley
December 4, 2012
The essay was widely condemned as ahistorical and simply bizarre.
The Republican Party’s Race Problem and Strom Thurmond’s Legacy
Jordan Michael Smith
September 22, 2012
It speaks of culture as chiefly an economic matter, which is ahistorical and absurd.
Romney and Culture: Flip-Flop-Flip!
Michael Tomasky
August 1, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for ahistorical

ahistorical

ahistoric

adjective

not related to history; not historical

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Word Origin and History for ahistorical

adj.

"without reference to or regard for history," 1950, from a- (2) "not" + historical.

ahistoric

adj.

"not historical, lacking in historical background or justification," 1911, from a- (2) "not" + historic.