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historic
- 3 dictionary resultshis⋅tor⋅ic
[hi-stawr-ik, -stor-]
–adjective
| 1. | well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions. |
| 2. | historical (defs. 1–5). |
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Historic
His*tor"ic\, Historical \His*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.] Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page. -- His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under which it was written. The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent the unity and significance of a past era or age.
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Language Translation for : historic
Spanish:
histórico,
German:
historisch,
Japanese:
歴史に残る
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