01 a. Of or pertaining to practice or action.
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Of or pertaining to practice or action.
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2.
Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry.
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3.
Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
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4.
Derived from practice; as, practical skill.
Phrases & compounds
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.