/ Dictionary / Index H historic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: his•tor•ic Pronunciation: (hi-stôr'ik, -stor'-), [key] — adj. well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions. historical (defs. 1–5). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: historic (Thesaurus) historian historical Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language