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Meaning of 'practical'
Meaning of 'practical' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Practical 
[ a.]
- Of or pertaining to practice or action. [ a.]- Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry.
- Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
- Derived from practice; as, practical skill.
Meaning of 'practical' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. practical [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- concerned with actual use or practice
- concerned with actual use or practice
Example in sentence:
- a practical knowledge of Japanese;
- he is a very practical person;
- the idea had no practical application;
- woodworking is a practical art
2. practical [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Example in sentence:
- a hard-nosed labor leader;
- a hardheaded appraisal of our position;
- completely practical in his approach to business;
- not ideology but pragmatic politics
Meaning (3):
- being actually such in almost every respect
- being actually such in almost every respect
Example in sentence:
- a practical failure;
- the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
Meaning (4):
- having or put to a practical purpose or use
- having or put to a practical purpose or use
Example in sentence:
- practical applications of calculus;
- practical mathematics
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