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- Dictionaryhistoric/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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HISTORIC definition: 1. important or likely to be important in history: 2. A historic offence is one that was committed…. Learn more.
: 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?
HISTORICAL definition: 1. connected with studying or representing things from the past: 2. used to describe prices…. Learn more.
Historic definition: well-known or important in history. See examples of HISTORIC used in a sentence.
Something that is historic is important in history, or likely to be considered important at some time in the future.
Historic refers to that which is associated with significant events in history: the historic first voyage to the moon. Thus, a historic house is likely to be of interest not just because it is relatively old, but because an important person lived in it or was otherwise associated with it.
HISTORIC meaning: 1. important or likely to be important in history: 2. A historic offence is one that was committed…. Learn more.
Historic definition: well-known or important in history. See examples of HISTORIC used in a sentence.
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.
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
