Simple meaning
What does Historic mean?
Historic means important in history.
Dictionary definition
Important in history or connected to meaningful events from the past.
Example sentences
Historic in a sentence
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In class, we learned what historic means.
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During a reading activity, the teacher used historic in a history passage.
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Our project showed how historic helps explain change over time in social studies.
Synonyms
Words like Historic
Antonyms
Opposite words
ordinaryNot especially important in history.
modern-onlyFocused only on current times.
Word family
Historic word family
Base word
historic
adjective
historic
Base form.
adjective
historically
Related form.
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Practice 1
What does historic mean?
Historic is used for historic means important in history.
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