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historic
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) historick, hystoric, historique
Etymology
From Latin historicus (“historical”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (historikós, “exact; historical”). Cognate with French historique.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(h)??st???k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /(h)??st????k/
- Rhymes: -?r?k
Adjective
historic (comparative more historic, superlative most historic)
- Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
- Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.
- 1756 August, Horace Walpole, letter republished in Private Correspondence (1820), Vol. II, No. 1:
- Sights are thick sown in the counties of York and Nottingham: the former is more historic.
- 1756 August, Horace Walpole, letter republished in Private Correspondence (1820), Vol. II, No. 1:
- (now uncommon) Synonym of historical: of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history or the past generally (See usage notes.)
- (grammar) Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.
Usage notes
- Like many terms that start with a non-silent h but have emphasis on their second syllable, some people precede historic with an, others with a.
- Historic and historical are variants of one another and have shared the same meaning (related to history) for much of their history. In present usage, however, a distinction is often made between the two: historic is used as an adjective for the study of history, while historical is used as an adjective for the events of the past. As such, historic is used to describe people, things, and events that are or will be considered important by future historians, while historical is used for people, things, and events in the past, whether important or not. A "historic event" is an important moment past, present, or in the future; a "historical event" is some moment in the past.
Synonyms
- (very important): important, notable, significant, landmark, momentous, groundbreaking; see also Thesaurus:important
- (old-fashioned): dated, old-fangled, outdated
- (historical): bygone, foregone; see also Thesaurus:past
Antonyms
- unhistoric
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
historic (plural historics)
- (obsolete) A history, a non-fiction account of the past.
- (obsolete) A historian.
References
- Words @ Random
- The American Heritage Book of English Usage
- Paul Brian's "Common Errors in English Usage: Historic"
- English Plus+
- The UVic Writer's Guide
- Garbl's Writing Center
Anagrams
- orchitis
historic From the web:
- what historical event happened today
- what historical event is depicted in this tapestry
- what historical circumstances led to the enlightenment
- what historical event happened in 1226
- what historical event happened yesterday
- what historical figure am i
- what historical events happened in 1985
- what historical events happened in 1220
irredentism
English
Etymology
From irredent(ist) +? -ism.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????d?nt?z?m/
Noun
irredentism (usually uncountable, plural irredentisms)
- A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links.
Related terms
- irredenta
- irredentist
Translations
Further reading
- irredentism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
irredentism From the web:
- what irredentism mean
- what is irredentism ap human geography
- what does irredentism mean
- what is irredentism in geography
- what does irredentism
- what is irredentism
- what does irredentism mean in geography
- what does irredentism mean in politics
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