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Adjective: historic  hi'stor-ik or hi'stó-rik [N. Amer], hi'stó-rik [Brit]
  1. Belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
    "historic victories";
    - historical
     
  2. Important in history
    "the historic first voyage to outer space"

See also: important, of import, past

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