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How to pronounce historic
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What does historic mean?
adjVery important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
“A historic opportunity”
Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.
“Sights are thick sown in the counties of York and Nottingham: the former is more historic.”
Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)
“An high-pac'd Muse treading a lofty march, leades honor enchaind in an Epique pen, grac'd with the furtherance of historique Clio.”
nounA history, a non-fiction account of the past.
A historian.
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