practical
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
practical (plural practicals)
- (UK) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Adjective[edit]
practical (comparative more practical, superlative most practical)
- Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap
Antonyms[edit]
- (based on practice or action): theoretical
- (being likely to effective and applicable to a real situation): impractical
- (of a person): impractical
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Translations[edit]
based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
being likely to effective and applicable to a real situation
having skills or knowledge that are practical
External links[edit]
- practical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- practical in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
