Main Entry:

his·tor·ic

Pronunciation:

\hi-ˈstȯr-ik, -ˈstär-\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1594

: historical : as a: famous or important in history <historic battlefields> b: having great and lasting importance <a historic occasion> c: known or established in the past <historic interest rates> d: dating from or preserved from a past time or culture <historic buildings> <historic artifacts>