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-ical
adjective suffix
Definition of -ICAL
: -ic <symmetrical> <geological> —sometimes differing from -ic in that adjectives formed with -ical have a wider or more transferred semantic range than corresponding adjectives in -ic
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Origin of -ICAL
Middle English, from Late Latin -icalis (as in clericalis clerical, radicalis radical)
-ICAL Defined for Kids
-ical
adjective suffix \i-kəl\
Definition of -ICAL for Kids
: -ic <symmetrical>
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