adj.
Pronunciation: hi- ' sto ̇ r-ik, - ' stär-
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>