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Definition of Historic

Historic
Historic His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L. historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.] 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.

Meaning of Historic from wikipedia

- word historiography. The adjective historical is attested from 1661, and historic from 1669. Historians write in the context of their own time, and with...
- The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and...
- Historicism is the idea of attributing meaningful significance to space and time, such as historical period, geographical place, and local culture. Historicism...
- Historic districts in the United States are designated historic districts recognizing a group of buildings, properties, or sites by one of several entities...
- Historicity is the historical actuality of persons and events, meaning the quality of being part of history as opposed to being a historical myth, legend...
- value. Historic sites are usually protected by law, and many have been recognized with the official national historic site status. A historic site may...
- A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons...
- In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which...
- National Historic Site (NHS) is a designation for an officially recognized area of national historic significance in the United States. An NHS usually...
- The U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) cl****ifies its listings by various types of properties. Listed properties generally fall into one...
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