Associations to the word «Historic»

Wiktionary

HISTORIC, adjective. Very important, very noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
HISTORIC, adjective. Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.
HISTORIC, adjective. (now uncommon) Alternative term for historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)
HISTORIC, adjective. (grammar) Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.
HISTORIC, noun. (obsolete) A history, a non-fiction account of the past.
HISTORIC, noun. (obsolete) A historian.
HISTORIC PRESENT TENSE, noun. (grammar) historical present tense
HISTORIC SITE, noun. A place where an important event or process in history occurred
HISTORIC SITE, noun. A physical location protected by law as a memorial to an historic event or person

Dictionary definition

HISTORIC, adjective. Belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character".
HISTORIC, adjective. Important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.