"historic present" meaning in All languages combined

See historic present on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: historic presents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} historic present (plural historic presents)
  1. (grammar) The historical present tense.
    Sense id: en-historic_present-en-noun-517JHzIz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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