{
    "term": "historic",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "important in history; likely to be thought of as important at some time in the future",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the restoration of **historic buildings**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a historic monument/landmark"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take a tour of historic sites in the old city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Visit historic Chester."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a great fight, a historic moment in Irish sport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Murals depict the region's historic events."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a truly historic occasion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area is of special historic interest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The party has won a historic victory at the polls."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "of a period during which history was recorded",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "in historic times"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "that took place in the past but was not dealt with at the time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is still more to be done to right the historic injustice of slavery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tribunal will consider historic claims dating back to 1840."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɪˈstɒrɪk/",
                "audio": "hi/historic/historic__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hɪˈstɔːrɪk/",
                "audio": "hi/historic/historic__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to or in accordance with history’): via Latin from Greek historikos, from historia ‘narrative, knowing by enquiry’, from histōr ‘learned, wise man’, from an Indo-European root shared by wit ‘have knowledge’."
}