adjective [usuallybeforenoun]
1 important in history; likely to be thought of as important at some time in the future:
a historic building / monument * The area is of special historic interest. * Visit historic Chester. * a(n) historic occasion / decision / day / visit / victory
2 of a period during which history was recorded:
in historic times
comparePREHISTORIC
HELPNOTE Some speakers do not pronounce the 'h' at the beginning of historic and use an instead of a before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.
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WHICHWORD?
historic / historical
Historic is usually used to describe something that is so important that it is likely to be remembered: Today is a historic occasion for our country. Historical usually describes something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or something that really happened in the past: I have been doing some historical research. * Was Robin Hood a historical figure?
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