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practicable

view main entry for practicableadjective formal  /ˈpræktɪkəb(ə)l/
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practicability

  /ˌpræktɪkəˈbɪləti/  noun [uncountable]
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practicably

adverb
practicably adverbPossible and able to be done: possible, be able to do something, may, in principle, viable, feasible, practicable, attainable, humanly possible, doable

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