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"word": "theoretical"
},
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"text": "Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.",
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{
"text": "Modern engineering applies science to practical problems.",
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"word": "מעשי"
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"word": "pratico"
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"code": "ja",
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"word": "실질적인"
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"word": "پراتیک"
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"word": "praktyczny"
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"word": "prático"
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"word": "practic"
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"roman": "praktish",
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"word": "פּראַקטיש"
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.",
"type": "example"
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"Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use."
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "գործնական"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "izpolzvaem",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "използваем"
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"roman": "celesǎobrazen",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǐyòng de",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "使用的"
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"word": "käytännönläheinen"
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"roman": "ṗrakṭiḳuli",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "პრაქტიკული"
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"masculine"
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"code": "he",
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"word": "ישים"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "praktikus"
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "célszerű"
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{
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"code": "hu",
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"word": "ügyes"
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{
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "praktis"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "concreto"
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{
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"alt": "じつようてきな",
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"word": "実用的な"
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"code": "ko",
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"roman": "hyeonsiljeogin",
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"word": "현실적인"
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"word": "praktyczny"
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "maisasagawa"
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
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{
"text": "All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.",
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}
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
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"word": "praktický"
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"word": "praktisch"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "käytännöllinen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "praktisch"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "praktikós",
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"word": "πρακτικός"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "gyakorlatias"
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{
"_dis1": "6 3 75 12 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "élelmes"
},
{
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "funzionale"
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{
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jitsumu-keiken no aru",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "実務経験のある"
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"alt": "けいけんゆたかな",
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"word": "経験豊かな"
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"word": "praktisk"
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"word": "praktisk"
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "პრაქტიკული"
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "ישים"
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "בר-ישום"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "praktikus"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "célszerű"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "hasznos"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "ügyes"
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "praktis"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "concreto"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "reale"
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{
"alt": "じつようてきな",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "jitsuyou-teki na",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "実用的な"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hyeonsiljeogin",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "현실적인"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "praktyczny"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "praktíčeskij",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "практи́ческий"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "praktisk"
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "maisasagawa"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "praktýčnyj",
"sense": "being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation",
"word": "практи́чний"
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{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "prakties"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gorcimacʿ",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "գործիմաց"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "praktik",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "պրակտիկ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "praktičen",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "практичен"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"tags": [
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"word": "praktický"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "praktisch"
},
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "käytännöllinen"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "praktisch"
},
{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "praktikós",
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"word": "πρακτικός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "gyakorlatias"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "élelmes"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "funzionale"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jitsumu-keiken no aru",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "実務経験のある"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "praktisk"
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"code": "nn",
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
"word": "praktisk"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "having skills or knowledge that are practical",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "praktika",
"sense": "a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "практика"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Praktikum"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"english": "the course",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability",
"word": "gyakorlat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability",
"word": "szeminárium"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability",
"word": "gyakorlati kurzus"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"english": "the exam itself",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability",
"word": "gyakorlati vizsga"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability",
"word": "praktikum"
}
],
"word": "practical"
}
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