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(hĭs-tŏr′ĭk)

(hĭs-tŏr′ĭ-kal)

, }

Adj.

[L.

historicus

, Gr.

ἱστορικός

: cf. F.

historique

. See

Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events;

as, an

historical

poem; the

historic

page.

–

His-tor′ic-al-ness

Noun.

–

His-to-ric′i-ty

(#)

Noun.

There warriors frowning in

historic

brass.

Pope.

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.

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The historic sense

the capacity to conceive and represent the unity and significance of a past era or age.