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   His·tor·ic

   /hiˈstôrik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. famous or important in history, or potentially so: "we are standing on a historic site"
   • ▪ of or concerning history; of the past: archaic "eruptions in historic times"
   • 2. (of a tense) used in the narration of past events, especially Latin and Greek imperfect and pluperfect.

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘relating to or in accordance with history’): via Latin from Greek historikos, from historia ‘narrative, knowing by enquiry’ (see history).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   How do you use historical in a sentence?

   • If you would like to avoid being corrected, however, use historical for matters relating to history (the historical society ), and historic to refer to things having great and lasting importance (a historic occasion). He strove for historical accuracy in the movie. The kings are listed in historical order.

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   What does historic mean?

   • The goldfields of Australia are historic, and the silver, lead and zinc mines of Broken Hill deserve particular mention. The road from London to Southampton is one of the oldest in the Kingdom and passes many places of historic interest. Historic definition: well-known or important in history. See examples of HISTORIC used in a sentence.

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   What does Histórico mean?

   • histórico, histórico/-ca… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! HISTORIC meaning: 1. important or likely to be important in history: 2. A historic offence is one that was committed…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between historic and historical?

   • Historic and historical are both occasionally found preceded by an, since the initial h in each word was formerly left unpronounced. Now this h is heard, and a is far more common than an (by a ratio of about 4 to 1 in American English). Historic and historical have been used interchangeably by many writers, even in recent years.

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