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    historic
    /hɪˈstɒrɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. famous or important in history, or potentially so: "the area's numerous historic sites"
    • 2. (of a tense) used in the narration of past events, especially Latin and Greek imperfect and pluperfect.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › historicHistoric Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : known or established in the past. historic interest rates. d. : dating from or preserved from a past time or culture. historic buildings. historic artifacts. Did you know? historic or historical?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHISTORIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HISTORIC definition: 1. important or likely to be important in history: 2. A historic offence is one that was committed…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHISTORICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HISTORICAL definition: 1. connected with studying or representing things from the past: 2. used to describe prices…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › historicHISTORIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Historic definition: well-known or important in history. See examples of HISTORIC used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHISTORIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HISTORIC meaning: 1. important or likely to be important in history: 2. A historic offence is one that was committed…. Learn more.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › historicalHistorical Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : of, relating to, or having the character of history. historical data. b. : based on history. historical novels. c. : used in the past and reproduced in historical presentations. 2. : famous in history : historic sense a. 3. a. : secondary sense 1c. b. : diachronic. historical grammar. historicalness.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhistoric adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Historical usually describes something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or something that really happened in the past: a political system that arose from specific historical circumstances

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHISTORIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Something that is historic is important in history, or likely to be considered important at some time in the future.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › historicHistoric - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something that's historic was important in its day and continues to be studied and remembered, like the historic integration of segregated schools and the historic March on Washington in 1963. When you describe something that's historic, it's either the first or the only of its kind.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › historicalHISTORICAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. of, relating to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research. based on or reconstructed from an event, custom, style, etc., in the past: a historical reenactment of the battle of Gettysburg.