historic

adjective

/hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/

/-ˈstɔːr-/

Definition

B1 important or likely to be important in history: historic buildings a historic day/moment In a historic vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests.History - general words

(Definition of historic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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