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Definition of Historic

1. Adjective. Belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past. "A historical character"

2. Adjective. Important in history. "The historic first voyage to outer space"

Definition of Historic

1. a. Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.

Definition of Historic

1. Adjective. having importance or significance in history ¹

2. Adjective. belonging to the past; historical (see note below) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Historic

1. important in history [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Historic

histophysiology histoplasma histoplasmin histoplasmin-latex test histoplasmoma histoplasmomas histoplasmoses histoplasmosis historadiography historial

historian historians historiaster historiasters historiated historic (current term) historic ecosystem historic period historic wetland historical

historical article historical document historical fiction historical geographic locations historical linguistics historical method historical paper historical period historical present historical record

Literary usage of Historic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal by Bond & Share Society, New Hampshire Dental Society, American Wine Society, Manning Valley Historical Society (1913)
"Antiquarian Remains and historic Spots around Cloyne. ^AMOUS for its old pre-Reformation C?thedral and for its still more ancient Round Tower, ..."

2. Publications by Cambridge Historical Society (Mass.) (1906)
"On behalf of the Committee on the Identification and Marking of historic Sites in Cambridge, the following report was presented by HOLLIS R. BAILEY, ESQ. ..."

3. Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1897)
"The historic Facts. In the case of this poem we must also know a little about the historic facts with which the poem deals, for although the tale of ..."

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