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practicable

[ prak-ti-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible:

    a practicable solution.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  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.


practicable

/ ˈæɪəə /

adjective

  1. capable of being done; feasible
  2. usable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, adverb
  • ˌپˈٲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t··i·ٲ t···Ա noun
  • t·· adverb
  • ԴDzp·پ··i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDz·t·· adjective
  • non·t···Ա noun
  • non·t·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of practicable1

1660–70; < Medieval Latin practic ( ) to practice + -able
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of practicable1

C17: from French praticable, from pratiquer to practise; see practical
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It requires the government “shall ensure, to the greatest extent practicable,” all unaccompanied children receive legal counsel to represent them in “legal proceedings.”

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Engineers have also said it is "not practicable to retain many of the floors of the building in place" as part of a permanent memorial.

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Engineers have also said it is "not practicable to retain many of the floors of the building in place" as part of a permanent memorial, it added.

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Joel Bamford, executive director for mergers at the CMA, wrote that measures put forward by the companies represented "as comprehensive a solution as is reasonable and practicable".

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He said the Education Department should issue new Title IX rules “as soon as practicable.”

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