historic

1. 1

   Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.

   • A historic opportunity
   • July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.
2. 2

   Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.

   • Sights are thick sown in the counties of York and Nottingham: the former is more historic.
3. 3

   Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)uncommon

   • An high-pac'd Muse treading a lofty march, leades honor enchaind in an Epique pen, grac'd with the furtherance of historique Clio.
4. 4

   Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.

   • The historic tenses include the imperfect, the pluperfect, and the future perfect.

syn. notable · significant · landmark · momentous · groundbreaking · dated · old-fangled · outdated · bygone · foregone

ant. unhistoric

1. 1

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

   • Before the beginnyng of this historic, I haue thought good by waie of a Proeme, to introduce the wordes of an excellent writer called Lodouicus Caelius Rhodoginus.
2. 2

   A historian.obsolete