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Pronunciation : His*tor"ic, His*tor"ic*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. historicus, Gr. historique. See History.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page. -- His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. -- Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under which it was written. -- The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent the unity and significance of a past era or age.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913