historic

Meaning

Adj

1. Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
2. Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.
3. (uncommon) Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)
4. Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A history, a non-fiction account of the past.
2. (obsolete) A historian.

Synonyms

historical

storied

unprecedented

from history

traditional

record-breaking

consequential

Translations

historisch

historique

storico

histórico

historisch

histórico

geschichtlich

historicus

dîrokî

storica

històric

ιστορικός

istoric

tarîxî

Pronounced as (IPA)

/(h)ɪˈstɒɹɪk/

Etymology

From Latin historicus (“historical”), from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós, “exact; historical”). Cognate with French historique. By surface analysis, history + -ic.

Sentences

The high school and gymnasium are on the National Register of Historic Places .

After demobilisation he repaired historic buildings for the Ministry of Works .

No recreational or visitors' amenities are available at the historic site .