/hi stawr"ik, -stor"-/ , adj.
1. well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
2. historical (defs. 1-5).
[ 1605-15; historicus historikós historical, scientific, equiv. to histor ( ía ) inquiry (see HISTORY) + -ikos -IC ]
Syn. 1. notable, renowned, famous, famed, memorable.