practical effect

  • 11practical — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin practicus, from Greek praktikos, from prassein to pass over, fare, do; akin to Greek peran to pass through more at fare Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or manifested in practice or …

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  • 12practical — prac|ti|cal [ præktıkl ] adjective *** 1. ) involving or relating to real situations and events: Applicants for the job must have at least three years of practical experience. Unfortunately Carter s research has no practical use. 2. ) making… …

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  • 13effect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change that is caused by sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, dramatic, far reaching, important, marked, powerful, profound, pronounced, significant …

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  • 14effect — ef|fect1 [ ı fekt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a change that is produced in one person or thing by another: an adverse/beneficial effect (=a bad/good effect): East German companies were suffering the adverse effects of German economic union.… …

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  • 15practical — prac•ti•cal [[t]ˈpræk tɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or concerned with practice or action: practical mathematics[/ex] 2) consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule[/ex] 3) adapted or… …

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  • 16practical — /ˈpræktɪkəl / (say praktikuhl) adjective 1. relating to practice or action: practical mathematics. 2. consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule. 3. relating to or connected with the ordinary …

  • 17effect — effectible, adj. /i fekt /, n. 1. something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin. 2. power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence: His protest had …

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  • 18practical — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun (BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ chemistry, physics, etc. ▪ laboratory VERB + PRACTICAL ▪ sit (BrE), take …

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  • 19effect — I UK [ɪˈfekt] / US noun Word forms effect : singular effect plural effects *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a change that is produced in one person or thing by another effect on/upon: Scientists are studying the chemical s effect on the environment …

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  • 20practical — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or concerned with practice or use rather than theory. 2 suited to use or action; designed mainly to fulfil a function (practical shoes). 3 (of a person) inclined to action rather than speculation; able to make things function… …

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