Meaning

4 senses
  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.

    historisch, geschichtsträchtig

    истори́ческийistoríčeskij

    істори́чнийistorýčnyj

    important in history

  2. Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.

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

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

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

Examples

87 sentences
  1. It's a very historic building.

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  2. A wall surrounded the city's historic center.

    Стіна оточувала історичний центр міста.

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  3. A large number of people visit the historic site.

    Визначне історичне місце відвідує велика кількість людей

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  4. This is a historic city.

    Це історичне місто.

    ruЭто исторический город.

    deDas ist eine historische Stadt.

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  5. This is a historic moment.

    Це історичний момент.

    ruЭто исторический момент.

    deDies ist ein historischer Augenblick.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Origin

From Latin historicus (“historical”), from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós, “exact; hi

From Latin historicus (“historical”), from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós, “exact; historical”). Cognate with French historique. By surface analysis, history + -ic.

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