noun
the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states
• Hypernyms: ↑present, ↑present tense
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noun : the present tense used in telling of past events
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Gram.
the present tense used in narrating a past event as if happening at the time of narration.
[1960-65]
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historical present noun
The present tense used for the past, to add life and reality to the narrative
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Main Entry: ↑history
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historical present,
Grammar. the present tense used in describing past events to make them seem more vivid.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.