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practicable

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin prācticābilis, partly modelled on Middle French praticable.[1] By surface analysis, practice (verb) +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹæktɪkəbəl/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

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practicable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
    • 1986, Fred Matheny, Solo Cycling: How to Train and Race Bicycle Time Trials, page 136:
      The law in most states says that cyclists must ride as far to the right as is practicable.
    • 2010 September 13, Publishers Weekly, Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians[1]:
      This sober and unflinching analysis should be read and reckoned with by anyone concerned with practicable change in the long-suffering region.
  2. Serving a useful function; useful, functional or handy.
  3. Available for use; accessible or employable.
    • 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
      I glanced up, — there was no trap door which led to the roof. No practicable nook or cranny, in which a living being could lie concealed, was anywhere at hand.

Usage notes

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Example of use contrasted with practical:

  • "While others might agree that it was practical to rewrite the entire section, it was not truly practicable given other considerations."

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References

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  1. ^ practicable, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Catalan

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Etymology

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From practicar +‎ -able.

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Adjective

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practicable m or f (masculine and feminine plural practicables)

  1. practicable, feasible
    Antonym: impracticable

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From practicar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾaɡtiˈkable/ [pɾaɣ̞.t̪iˈka.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: prac‧ti‧ca‧ble

Adjective

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practicable m or f (masculine and feminine plural practicables)

  1. practicable, feasible
    Antonym: impracticable

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