adjective

historic

historic

This is a historic moment.

This is a historic moment.

They visited a historic building.

They visited a historic building.

historic + ((noun)) important or famous in history We are at a historic site.

significant, momentous, famous; Antonyms: unimportant

From Latin 'historicus', related to Greek 'historikos' (of history).

'Historic' means important enough to make history. 'Historical' just means related to history.

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