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practicability
[
prak
-ti-k
uh
-b
uh
l
]
prac·ti·ca·ble
/
ˈpræk
tɪ
kə
bəl
/
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[
prak
-ti-k
uh
-b
uh
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
capable of being done, effected, or put into
practice
,
with the available means; feasible:
a practicable solution.
2.
capable of being used:
a practicable gift.
3.
Theater
.
(of a stage property or part of a set) designed or constructed for actual use;
a practicable window; practicable water faucets.
Origin:
1660–70;
<
Medieval Latin
practic
(
āre
) to
practice
+
-able
Related forms
prac·ti·ca·bil·i·ty,
prac·ti·ca·ble·ness,
noun
prac·ti·ca·bly,
adverb
non·prac·ti·ca·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·prac·ti·ca·ble,
adjective
non·prac·ti·ca·ble·ness,
noun
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non·prac·ti·ca·b·ly,
adverb
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Can be confused:
possible
,
practicable,
practical
(see synonym note at
possible
; see synonym note at
practical
).
Synonyms
1.
workable, achievable, attainable.
See
possible.
Antonyms
1.
unfeasible.
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practicable
(ˈpræktɪkəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
capable of being done; feasible
2.
usable
[C17: from French
praticable,
from
pratiquer
to practise; see
practical
]
practica'bility
—
n
'practicableness
—
n
'practicably
—
adv
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