Historic or historical?

Historicmeans ‘important or likely to be important in history’:

I feel that this is a historic moment for our country.

When the Berlin wall came down, it was a historic occasion.

Historical means ‘related to the study of things from the past’:

I love reading historical novels.

Archaeologists found a large number of historical objects when they excavated the field.

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Adjectives and adverbs

• rafflesias
• raffless
• raffling
• raft
• rafted
• rafter
• raftered
• raftering
• rafters
• rafters
• rafting
• raftings
• rafts
• raftss
• rag
• raga
• ragamuffin
• ragamuffins
• rag-and-bone man
• rag-and-bone-man
• ragas
• ragbag
• ragbags
• ragdoll
• rag-doll