historic
adjective
- having, or likely to have, lasting significance or importance: a historic occasion
- Now Rare historical
See historic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hĭ-stôrˈĭk, -stŏrˈ-)
adjective- Having importance in or influence on history.
- Historical.
Usage Note: Historic and
historical have different usages, though their senses overlap.
Historic refers to what is important in history:
the historic first voyage to the moon. It is also used of what is famous or interesting because of its association with persons or events in history:
a historic house. Historical refers to whatever existed in the past, whether regarded as important or not:
a minor historical character. Historical also refers to anything concerned with history or the study of the past:
a historical novel; historical discoveries. While these distinctions are useful, these words are often used interchangeably, as in
historic times or
historical times.Learn more about historic
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