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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Practical \Prac"ti*cal\, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for
     doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work,
     effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf.
     Pragmatic, Practice.]
     1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in
        distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical
        chemistry. ``Man's practical understanding.'' --South.
        ``For all practical purposes.'' --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge
        to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Practical \Prac"ti*cal\, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for
     doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work,
     effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf.
     Pragmatic, Practice.]
     1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.
  
     2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in
        distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical
        chemistry. ``Man's practical understanding.'' --South.
        ``For all practical purposes.'' --Macaulay.
  
     3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge
        to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
  
     4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  practical
       adj 1: 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" [ant: impractical]
       2: 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" [syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, pragmatic]
       3: being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical
          failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
          [syn: virtual(a), practical(a)]
       4: having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical
          mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  practical
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 πρακτικός, κάτι συνδέεται με πραγματικές καταστάσεις παρά με ιδέες
  ή θεωρίες
     2 πρακτικός, θετικός, για έναν άνθρωπο που είναι λογικό και
  ρεαλιστικό

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  practical
     a.
     1 Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or
  hypothesis.
     2 Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation;
  able to be put to use.
     3 Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
     4 (lb en theater not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of
  functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
     5 (lb en film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the
  frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
     n.
     1 (lb en British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the
  candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
     2 (lb en theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality,
  rather than being a mere imitation.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  practical
     a.
     1 Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or
  hypothesis.
     2 Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation;
  able to be put to use.
     3 Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
     4 (lb en theater not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of
  functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
     5 (lb en film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the
  frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
     n.
     1 (lb en British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the
  candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
     2 (lb en theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality,
  rather than being a mere imitation.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  practical
     a.
     1 Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or
  hypothesis.
     2 Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation;
  able to be put to use.
     3 Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
     4 (lb en theater not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of
  functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
     5 (lb en film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the
  frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
     n.
     1 (lb en British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the
  candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
     2 (lb en theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality,
  rather than being a mere imitation.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  practical
     a.
     1 Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or
  hypothesis.
     2 Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation;
  able to be put to use.
     3 Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
     4 (lb en theater not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of
  functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
     5 (lb en film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the
  frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
     n.
     1 (lb en British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the
  candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
     2 (lb en theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality,
  rather than being a mere imitation.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  practical
     Englanti a.
     1 käytännöllinen
     2 toimiva
     3 tarkoituksenmukainen
     Englanti n.
     taitokoe, taitoaine (koulussa)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  practical
     Engelska a.
     praktisk

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  prakties

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  عملي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  practical //ˈpɹæktɪkəl// 
  1. практичен 2.
  based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
   3.
  having skills or knowledge that are practical
  2. използваем, целесъобразен
  being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  practical //ˈpɹæktɪkəl// 
  практика
  a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  praktický

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/ 
  ymarferol 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  Effektlichtquelle 
           Note: Theater, Film, TV
        "practical light sources"  - Effektlichtquellen
     Synonym: practical light source
  
   see: practicals
  
           Note: theatre, film, TV

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
   [Br.] praktische Prüfung
     Synonym: practical exam
  
   see: examination, exam, examinations, exams, deferred exam, big examination, big exam, oral examination, oral exam, oral, viva voce, written examination, written exam, theory exam, mock examination, mock exam, mock
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  praktisch, brauchbar, erfahren 
   see: more practical, most practical
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/ 
  praxisnah 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  
  πρακτικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  practical //ˈpɹæktɪkəl// 
  1. käytännön-
  based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
  2. käytännöllinen, käytännönläheinen
  being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  practical /præktikl/
  réel

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/ 
  1. व्यावहारिक
        "He is at better practical tasks."
  2. उपयोगी
        "This is a model of practical.modern kitchen."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  izvodljiv, praktičan, praktična, praktične, praktičnih, praktično, primijenjen, realan, stvaran

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  1. gyakorlatias
  2. célszerû
  3. praktikus
  4. tényleges
  5. alkalmazott
  6. valóságos
  7. tapasztalati
  8. ügyes
  9. megvalósítható
  10. gyakorlati

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  practical //ˈpɹæktɪkəl// 
  praktis
  being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  practical //ˈpɹæktɪkəl// 
  praktikum
  a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  reale

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  practical //ˈpɹæktɪkəl// 
  1. 実践的な
  based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
  2. 実用的な
  being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation
  3. 実務経験のある, 経験豊かな
  having skills or knowledge that are practical

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  practical /'præktıkl/ 
  1. praktinis, praktinio pobūdžio, praktiškas
  2. patogus, tinkamas
  3. faktiškas, realus, tikras
  4. neturintis specialaus (teorinio) pasirengimo

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  practical /præktikl/
  1. praktisch
  2. reëel, werkelijk, daadwerkelijk, wezenlijk

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  practical /ˈpræktɪkəl/
  I.   1.  praktyczny
   2.  zręczny manualnie, zręczny
  II.    sprawdzian praktyczny
  III.  practical joke /pɹˈaktɪkəl dʒˈəʊk/   kawał, dowcip

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  practical /præktikl/ 
  1. prático
  2. praticável, viável
  3. real, verdadeiro

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  practical //ˈpɹæktɪkəl// 
  praktisk 2.
  based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
   3.
  being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  practical /pɹˈaktɪkəl/
  1. pratik, ameli
  2. işe gelir, kullanışlı, elverişli, uygulanabilir
  3. tecrübeli
  4. işlek
  5. fiili. practical joke eşek şakası. practical nurse pratikten yetişme hemşire. practically  hakikaten, gerçekten
  6. hemen hemen, yaklaşık olarak, takriben
  7. faydalı surette, pratik olarak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɹæktəkəɫ/, /ˈpɹæktɪkəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  147 Moby Thesaurus words for "practical":
     achievable, actable, adaptable, advantageous, appliable,
     applicable, applied, appropriate, attainable, balanced, banausic,
     beneficial, breadwinning, businesslike, commercial, commodious,
     commonsense, compassable, compliant, constructive, convenient,
     cool, coolheaded, doable, down-to-earth, ductile, earthy,
     effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, empirical,
     employable, everyday, expedient, exploitable, feasible, field,
     fitting, flexible, foolproof, functional, go, good for, handy,
     hard, hard-boiled, hard-nosed, hardheaded, helpful, hoaxproof,
     judicious, levelheaded, logical, malleable, manageable,
     maneuverable, manipulable, manipulatable, materialistic,
     matter-of-fact, moneymaking, mundane, negotiable,
     not born yesterday, of general utility, of help, of service,
     of use, old, old-time, operable, operatable, operational,
     operative, ordinary, overcomable, performable, personal,
     philosophical, pliable, pliant, positivistic, practicable,
     practical-minded, practiced, pragmatic, pragmatical, proper,
     prosaic, rational, realist, realistic, realizable, reasonable,
     reusable, sane, scientific, scientistic, seasoned, secular,
     sensible, serviceable, skilled, sober, sober-minded, sophisticated,
     sound, sound-thinking, straight-thinking, superable, surmountable,
     tough-minded, tractable, uncullible, undeceivable, undeludable,
     undupable, unfoolable, ungullible, unhoaxable, unideal,
     unidealistic, unromantic, unseduceable, unsentimental,
     untroublesome, usable, useable, useful, utilitarian, utilizable,
     versed, vet, veteran, viable, virtual, well-balanced, wieldable,
     wieldy, wise, workable, workaday, workday, working, worldly,
     yielding
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 实际的,现实的,实用性的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 实际的,实践的;实用的,应用的;有实际经验的

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