historick

Adjective

historic (comparative more historic, superlative most historic)

1. Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
   • A historic opportunity

   Synonyms:

   important

2. Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.
   • Sights are thick sown in the counties of York and Nottingham: the former is more historic.1756 August, Horace Walpole, letter republished in Private Correspondence (1820), Vol. II, No. 1
3. (uncommon) Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)
   • An high-pac'd Muse treading a lofty march, leades honor enchaind in an Epique pen, grac'd with the furtherance of historique Clio.1594, John Dickenson, Arisbas, Euphues amidst his slumbers; or, Cupids iourney to hell

   Synonyms:

   historical

4. Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.
   • The historic tenses include the imperfect, the pluperfect, and the future perfect.

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