About The Word Historic
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Historic
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What's The Definition Of 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Historic: historical | historical | important | of import | past Related Terms | Find terms related to Historic: See Also | Historic In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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