Practical (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus".
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Meaning 2
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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Meaning 3
Being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin".
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Meaning 4
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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