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nontheoretical

adjective
non·​the·​o·​ret·​i·​cal | \ ˌnän-ˌthē-ə-ˈre-ti-kəl How to pronounce nontheoretical (audio) , -ˌthir-ˈe-\

Definition of nontheoretical

: not theoretical : not involving theory or existing only in theory … I came to wonder how well some of those Ph.D.'s and their theories would do with a nontheoretical child.— Jerry Large

Other Words from nontheoretical

nontheoretically \ ˌnän-​ˌthē-​ə-​ˈre-​ti-​k(ə-​)lē How to pronounce nontheoretically (audio) , -​ˌthir-​ˈe-​ \ adverb

First Known Use of nontheoretical

1877, in the meaning defined above

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