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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.
HISTORICAL definition: 1. connected with studying or representing things from the past: 2. used to describe prices…. Learn more.
: having great and lasting importance. a historic occasion. c. : 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?
connected with studying or representing things from the past: Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed. She specializes in historical novels set in 18th-century England. used to describe prices, values, etc. in the past: The table compares historical exchange rates for five different currencies.
1. Having importance in or influence on history. 2. Historical. Usage Note: Historic and historical have similar, though usually distinct, meanings. Historic refers to that which is associated with significant events in history: the historic first voyage to the moon.
Historic definition: well-known or important in history. See examples of HISTORIC used in a sentence.
Definition of historic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Historical definition: of, relating to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events. See examples of HISTORICAL 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.
3 meanings: 1. famous or likely to become famous in history; significant 2. → a less common word for historical (sense 1),.... Click for more definitions.
