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histórico

historic

adjective ees-TOH-ree-koh Less Common

Also means

historical

Usage Note

Histórico is a near-cognate but worth distinguishing: in Spanish, both 'historic' (momentous) and 'historical' (belonging to history) are rendered as histórico. Context makes the meaning clear: un momento histórico ('a historic moment') vs un análisis histórico ('a historical analysis'). Note the written accent on the antepenultimate syllable, making it esdrújula.

Examples

"Firmaron un acuerdo histórico."

Natural Translation

They signed a historic agreement.

Literal Translation

They-signed a agreement historic

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