1. (a.) Of or pertaining to practice or action.

2. (a.) Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry.

3. (a.) Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.

4. (a.) Derived from practice; as, practical skill.

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