historic /(hĭs*tŏr"ĭk)/

his·tor·ic

historic

a.
  1. 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. Same as diachronic. (Linguistics)

Phrases & Compounds
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.