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practicable

prac·ti·cable

UK/ˈpɹæktɪkəbəl/ US/ˈpræktʌkʌbʌl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

usable for a specific purpose

  • “an operable plan”
  • “a practicable solution”
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2.

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin prācticābilis, partly modelled on Middle French praticable. By surface analysis, practice (verb) + -able.

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