HISTORIC

8 letters 13 Scrabble points /(h)ɪˈstɒɹɪk/

Definition of HISTORIC

noun

  1. A history, a non-fiction account of the past.

  2. A historian.

adjective

  1. Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.

    "A historic opportunity"

  2. Old-fashioned, untouched by modernity.

  3. (grammar) Various grammatical tenses and moods specially used in retelling past events.

    "The historic tenses include the imperfect, the pluperfect, and the future perfect."

Related words: bygone foregone dated old-fangled outdated groundbreaking important landmark
adjective

  1. Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.

    "July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day."

  2. Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.

  3. Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history.

    "The Royal Historical Society"

Related words: ancient bygone former old past historial historic

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters H I S T O R I C
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points

Anagrams of HISTORIC

Words that use the same letters:

ORCHITIS

Words Containing "HISTORIC"

AHISTORIC AHISTORICAL ANTEHISTORIC ANTIHISTORICAL DEHISTORICIZE ETHNOHISTORIC ETHNOHISTORICAL HISTORICAL HISTORICALLY HISTORICALNESS HISTORICIAN HISTORICISM HISTORICIST HISTORICITY HISTORICIZE HISTORICS HISTORICUS MYTHOHISTORIC NONHISTORIC NONHISTORICAL

Words Starting with "HISTORIC"

HISTORICAL HISTORICALLY HISTORICALNESS HISTORICIAN HISTORICISM HISTORICIST HISTORICITY HISTORICIZE HISTORICS HISTORICUS

Words Ending with "HISTORIC"

AHISTORIC ANTEHISTORIC ETHNOHISTORIC MYTHOHISTORIC NONHISTORIC POLYHISTORIC PREHISTORIC PROTOHISTORIC PSEUDOHISTORIC SEMIHISTORIC SUPERHISTORIC UNHISTORIC