historical society

noun

An organization dedicated to preserving, collecting, researching, and interpreting historical information or items, often related to a specific geographic area or time period.

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Meanings

nounhistorical society (plural historical societies)

plural historical societies

  1. An organization dedicated to preserving, collecting, researching, and interpreting historical information or items, often related to a specific geographic area or time period.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see historical, society.
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