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historic adjective
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/
/-ˈstɔːr-/ adj Definition
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.
(Definition of historic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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