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historic
- /hɪˈstɒɹɪk/ UK
- /ɪˈstɒɹɪk/ UK
- /hɪˈstoɹɪk/ US
- /ɪˈstoɹɪk/ US
- /hɪˈstɑɹɪk/ New York City, Philadelphia
- /ɪˈstɑɹɪk/ New York City, Philadelphia
Rhymes with -ɒɹɪk
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Indo-European *wéydtōr
Proto-Hellenic *wístōr
Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στωρ (hĭ́stōr)
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti
Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)
Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορέω (hĭstoréō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā)bor.
Latin historia
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin historicusder.
English historic
From Latin historicus (“historical”), from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós, “exact; historical”). Cognate with French historique. By surface analysis, history + -ic.
adjective more historic · most historic · historick · hystoric · historique
- Very 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.
- Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events. The historic tenses include the imperfect, the pluperfect, and the future perfect.
Similar: notable, significant, landmark, momentous, groundbreaking, dated, old-fangled, outdated, bygone, foregone
noun historics · historick · hystoric · historique
- A history, a non-fiction account of the past. Before the beginnyng of this historic, I haue thought good by waie of a Proeme, to introduce the wordes of an excellent writer called Lodouicus Caelius Rhodoginus.
- A historian.
