Historic vs Historical
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Bulgu 1:
- Something historic has a great importance to human history. Something historical is related to the past. People with big egos get them mixed up if they say they had a historic family background.
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Bulgu 2:
- Historic means ‘important or likely to be important in history’.
- Örnek 1: I feel that this is a historic moment for our country.
- Örnek 2: When the Berlin wall came down, it was a historic occasion.
- Historical means ‘related to the study of things from the past’:
- Örnek 1: I love reading historical novels.
- Örnek 2: Archaeologists found a large number of historical objects when they excavated the field.
(Kaynak)
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