his ‧ tor ‧ ic /hɪˈstɒrɪk $ -ˈstɔː-, -ˈstɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ historian , ↑ history , ↑ prehistory ; adjective : ↑ historic , ↑ prehistoric , ↑ historical ; adverb : ↑ historically ]
1 . a historic place or building is very old:
the restoration of historic buildings
ancient historic sites
our historic monuments
2 . a historic event or act is very important and will be recorded as part of history:
a historic meeting of world leaders
‘It is a historic moment,’ he told journalists.
3 . formal having taken place or existed in the past:
It’s unlikely that the share price will exceed historic levels.
4 . historic times are the periods of time whose history has been recorded ⇨ prehistoric :
Extinct volcanoes are those that have not erupted in historic times.