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(satellite adjective) having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus" |
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(adjective) concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art" |
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Antonyms: impractical |
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(satellite adjective) being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin" |
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Synonyms: virtual |
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(satellite adjective) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" |
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Synonyms: hard-nosed, hardheaded, pragmatic |
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