historic
historic (his*tor"ik) , adjective
[Latin historicus, Greek "istoriko`s: compare French historique. See History.]
Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.
There warriors frowning in historic brass.
2.
having once lived, existed, or taken place in the real world; -- contrasted with legendary; as, the historical Jesus; doubt that a historical Camelot every existed; actual historical events.
3.
Belonging to the past; as, historical (or historic) times; a historical character.
4.
Within the period of time recorded in written documents; as, within historic times. Opposite of prehistoric.
5.
(Linguistics) Same as diachronic.
Collocations (3)
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.
Also: historical