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.
Synonyms
bygone, dated, foregone, groundbreaking, historical, important, landmark, momentous, notable, old-fangled, outdated, past, significant
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
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