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historic meaning
EN
[(h)ɪˈstɒɹɪk]
US
Noun
PL
historics
PRE
histo-
SUF
-ric
+
-
OBS
A
history
, a non-
fiction
account
of the
past
.
OBS
A
historian
.
Adjective
COM
more historic
SUP
most historic
+
-
Very
important
, very
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.
The historical works of Lord Macaulay and Edward Gibbon are in and of themselves
historic
.
Old
-
fashioned
,
untouched
by
modernity
.
(now uncommon)
Alternative
term
for
historical
: of,
concerning
, or in
accordance
with
recorded
history
or the
past
generally
(See usage notes.).
(grammar)
Various
grammatical
tenses
and
moods
specially
used
in
retelling
past
events
.
The
historic
tenses include the imperfect, the pluperfect, and the future perfect.
Meaning of
historic
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "historic" is an
adjective
. It's also a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Adjectives
Nouns
Countable nouns
Difficultness: Level 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 7
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Definite ➨ Versatile
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