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Julius_ Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Historic/historical

Hello

Is there any difference in meaning between "historic" and "historical"?

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Hi, Though their senses overlap historic and historical have different usages. Historic refers to what is important in history : the historic first voyage to the moon. It's also used of what is famous or interesting because of it's association with persons or events in history.

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  • Hi, Though their senses overlap historic and historical have different usages.
  • Historic refers to what is important in history : the historic first voyage to the moon.
  • It's also used of what is famous or interesting because of it's association with persons or events in history.
  • Historical refers to whatever existed in the past, whether regarded as important or not : a minor historical character .
  • Historical also refers to anything concerned with history or the study of the past : a historical novel , historical discoveries .
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Hi,

Though their senses overlap historic and historical have different usages.

Historic refers to what is important in history : the historic first voyage to the moon. It's also used of what is famous or interesting because of it's association with persons or events in history.

Historical refers to whatever existed in the past, whether regarded as i
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