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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (3)

1. almost; nearly;
- Example: "practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train"
- Example: "he was practically the only guest at the party"
- Example: "there was practically no garden at all"

2. in a practical manner;
- Example: "practically orientated institutions such as business schools"
- Example: "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"

3. (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely;
- Example: "much the same thing happened every time"
- Example: "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"
[syn: much, practically]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Practically \Prac"ti*cal*ly\, adv.
   1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look
      at things practically; practically worthless.
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   2. By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment;
      as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted
      with a subject.
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   3. In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe;
      theoretically wrong, but practically right.
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   4. Almost.
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

practically
    adv 1: almost; nearly; "practically the first thing I saw when I
           got off the train"; "he was practically the only guest at
           the party"; "there was practically no garden at all"
    2: in a practical manner; "practically orientated institutions
       such as business schools"; "a brilliant man but so
       practically inept that he needed help to cross the road
       safely"
    3: (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical
       purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened
       every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the
       manifestation of a god" [syn: much, practically]