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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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