historic
Definition of historic
his`tor´ic
Pronunciation:
hĭs`tǒr´ĭk
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
history
,
or
the
record
of
past
events
;
as
,
an
historical
poem
;
the
historic
page
.
There
warriors
frowning
in
historic
brass
.
- Pope.
2.
having
once
lived
,
existed
,
or
taken
place
in
the
real
world
; -
contrasted
with
legendary
;
as
,
the
historical
Jesus
;
doubt
that
a
historical
Camelot
every
existed
;
actual
historical
events
.
3.
Belonging
to
the
past
;
as
,
historical
(
or
historic
)
times
;
a
historical
character
.
4.
Within
the
period
of
time
recorded
in
written
documents
;
as
,
within
historic
times
.
Opposite
of
prehistoric
.
5.
(Linguistics)
Same
as
diachronic
.
Historical painting
that
branch
of
painting
which
represents
the
events
of
history
.
Historical sense
that
meaning
of
a
passage
which
is
deduced
from
the
circumstances
of
time
,
place
,
etc
.,
under
which
it
was
written
.
The historic sense
the
capacity
to
conceive
and
represent
the
unity
and
significance
of
a
past
era
or
age
.
Related Words
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,
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