historic

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /hɪˈstɔɹɪk/ UK /hɪˈstɒɹɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #8434

Meanings

1

adj
Important in history; likely to be remembered for a long time.

The first Moon landing was a historic moment for all of humanity.
2

adj
Famous or important enough to be part of the past worth remembering.

We toured the historic battlefield where the war finally ended.

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Synonyms

1 adj · important in history;... important

2 adj · famous or important enough... historical

More bygone dated foregonegroundbreakinglandmark momentous notableold-fangledoutdated past significant

Opposites

unhistoric

Word family

Derived forms ahistoricahistoricismantihistoricismantihistoricistethnohistorichistoricismhistoricisthistoricistichistoricityhistoricizationhistoricizehistoricness

Related forms historicaster

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historic period
an era in history distinguished by particular events or features

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin historicus (“historical”), from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós, “exact; historical”). Cognate with French historique. By surface analysis, history + -ic.

historicus Latin ἱστορικός Ancient Greek

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# historic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /hɪˈstɔɹɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /hɪˈstɒɹɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 8434

## Meanings
1. Important in history; likely to be remembered for a long time.
2. Famous or important enough to be part of the past worth remembering.

## Examples
- The first Moon landing was a historic moment for all of humanity.
- We toured the historic battlefield where the war finally ended.

## Synonyms
- bygone
- dated
- foregone
- groundbreaking
- important
- landmark
- momentous
- notable
- old-fangled
- outdated
- past
- significant

## Antonyms
- unhistoric

## Derived Forms
- ahistoric
- ahistoricism
- antihistoricism
- antihistoricist
- ethnohistoric
- historicism
- historicist
- historicistic
- historicity
- historicization
- historicize
- historicness

## Related Forms
- historicaster

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: historicus
- Root: ἱστορικός
- Affix: -ic - relating to

## Etymology
From Latin historicus (“historical”), from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós, “exact; historical”). Cognate with French historique. By surface analysis, history + -ic.

## AI Etymology
Historic comes from Latin historicus (“historical”), from Ancient Greek ἱστορικός (historikós, “exact; historical”). Cognate with French historique. By surface analysis, history + -ic. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Important in history; likely to be remembered for a long time” and “Famous or important enough to be part of the past worth remembering”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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