historic

UK /hɪˈstɒɹɪk/ US /hɪˈstɔɹɪk/
adj 4noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.

A historic opportunity

July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.

2

Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.

Sights are thick sown in the counties of York and Nottingham: the former is more historic.

3

Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)

An high-pac'd Muse treading a lofty march, leades honor enchaind in an Epique pen, grac'd with the furtherance of historique Clio.

4

Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.

The historic tenses include the imperfect, the pluperfect, and the future perfect.

noun

1

A history, a non-fiction account of the past.

Before the beginnyng of this historic, I haue thought good by waie of a Proeme, to introduce the wordes of an excellent writer called Lodouicus Caelius Rhodoginus.

2

A historian.

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