Definition of HISTORIC

historic

Meanings

Plural: historics

Adjective Satellite

  • belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
    • "historic victories"
    • "historical (or historic) times"
    • "a historical character"
  • important in history
    • "the historic first voyage to outer space"

Adj

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

Noun

  • A history, a non-fiction account of the past.
  • A historian.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

unhistoric

Scrabble Score: 13

historic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
historic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
historic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

historic is a valid Words With Friends word