historic occasion

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• historic — [his tôr′ik, histär′ik] adj. [L historicus < Gr historikos] 1. having, or likely to have, lasting significance or importance [a historic occasion] 2. Now Rare HISTORICAL …   English World dictionary

• occasion — oc|ca|sion1 [ ə keıʒn ] noun *** 1. ) count a time at which something happens: on one occasion (=once): On one occasion we had to walk all the way home. on an earlier occasion: We tested a similar product on an earlier occasion. on occasion… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• occasion — I UK [əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms occasion : singular occasion plural occasions *** 1) [countable] a time at which something happens on one occasion (= once): On one occasion we had to walk all the way home. on this occasion: I ll let you… …   English dictionary

• historic — adjective Date: 1594 historical: as a. famous or important in history < historic battlefields > b. having great and lasting importance < a historic occasion > c. known or established in the past < historic interest rates > d. dating from or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• historic — adjective 1》 famous or important in history, or potentially so.     ↘archaic of the past. 2》 Grammar (of a tense) used in the narration of past events, especially Latin and Greek imperfect and pluperfect. Usage Historic and historical are used in …   English new terms dictionary

• Historic Brattonsville — is a 775 acre American Revolution living history site and is a member of the Culture Heritage Museums of York County, South Carolina. The Bratton Plantation was owned and lived on for three generations by the wealthy Bratton family; the… …   Wikipedia

• Historic Centre of Lima — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Historic Centre of Lima State Party = PER Type = Cultural Criteria = iv ID = 500 Region = Latin America and the Caribbean Year = 1988 Session = 12th Extension = 1991 Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/500The… …   Wikipedia

• occasion — noun 1 time when sth happens ADJECTIVE ▪ countless, many, multiple (esp. AmE), numerous ▪ It was the first of many such occasions. ▪ a few, several …   Collocations dictionary

• historic — adj. Historic is used with these nouns: ↑battle, ↑breakthrough, ↑building, ↑castle, ↑city, ↑collection, ↑compromise, ↑county, ↑day, ↑district, ↑election, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California — Map of all coordinates from Google Map of all coordinates from Bing …   Wikipedia

• Council Grove Historic District — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark District …   Wikipedia