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>