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Definition of the historic present noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the historic present

noun

/ðə hɪˌstɒrɪk ˈpreznt/

/ðə hɪˌstɔːrɪk ˈpreznt/

[singular] (grammar)

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the simple present tense used to describe events in the past in order to make the description more powerful

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