Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- historical(defs 1–5).
adjective
- famous or likely to become famous in history; significant
- a less common word for historical (def. 1), historical (def. 2), historical (def. 3), historical (def. 4), historical (def. 5)
- Also: secondary linguistics (of Latin, Greek, or Sanskrit verb tenses) referring to past time
1660s, probably a back-formation from historical, perhaps influenced by French historique. What is historic is noted or celebrated in history; what is historical deals with history.