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Practical
Pronunciation : Prac"ti*cal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. practicus active, Gr. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. Pragmatic, Practice.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.
2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical understanding." South. "For all practical purposes." Macaulay.
3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill. Practical joke, a joke put in practice; a joke the fun of which consists in something done, in distinction from something said; esp., a trick played upon a person.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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