historic
IPA: hɪstˈɔrɪk
noun
- (obsolete) A history, a non-fiction account of the past.
- (obsolete) A historian.
adjective
- Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
- Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.
- (now uncommon) Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)
- (grammar) Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.
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Examples of "historic" in Sentences
- The bulk of the book is historical.
- The size of the rallies was historic.
- The context of the poem is historical.
- The last is the historical commentary.
- Fascism is historically antithetic to Catholicism.
- Choice of the historical background of the dialogue.
- The science is historical and the biblical exegesis is historical.
- This country is historically bombarded by lots of invaders in the past.
- You should not undervalue the historical importance of this definition.
- He was an eyewitness to the historical event of the Ottoman invasion of Egypt.
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