practical

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective concerned with actual use or practice
  2. adjective guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
  3. adjective being actually such in almost every respect

Etymology

From Middle English practical, practicale, praktycall, from Medieval Latin practicālis.

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