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Practicable \Prac"ti*ca*ble\, a. [LL. practicare to act,
transact, fr. L. practicus active, Gr. ?: cf. F. practicable,
pratiquer to practice. See {Practical}.]
1. That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done
or accomplished with available means or resources;
feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a
practicable good.
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2. Capable of being used; passable; as, a practicable weapon;
a practicable road.
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{Practicable breach} (Mil.), a breach which admits of
approach and entrance by an assailing party.
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Syn: Possible; feasible. -- {Practicable}, {Possible}. A
thing may be possible, i. e., not forbidden by any law
of nature, and yet may not now be practicable for want
of the means requisite to its performance.
[1913 Webster] -- {Prac"ti*ca*ble*ness}, n. --
{Prac"ti*ca*bly}, adv.
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