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-ical definition

-ical (i kəl, ə kəl)

-ic: adjectives formed with -ical sometimes have special or differentiated meanings that the corresponding -ic forms do not have historical, economical

Etymology: LL -icalis < -icus, -ic + -alis, -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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