historic

noun

(obsolete) A history, a non-fiction account of the past.

(obsolete) A historian.

adjective

Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.

(now uncommon) Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)

Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.

(grammar) Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.

Roots

historiahistor- · Greek · inquiry, account

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