Definitions for: Historic

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: historical, historical, important, of import, past

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