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chrestomathic.

That has a practical use

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌkɹɛstəˈmæθɪk/
  1. That has a practical use

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρηστομαθής (khrēstomathḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chrestomathic From Ancient Greek χρηστομαθής (khrēstomathḗs, “adept in learning (useful things)”) + English -ic. By surface analysis, chrestomath + -ic.

noun/ˌkɹɛstəˈmæθɪk/
  1. A practical handbook.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χρηστομαθής (khrēstomathḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chrestomathic From Ancient Greek χρηστομαθής (khrēstomathḗs, “adept in learning (useful things)”) + English -ic. By surface analysis, chrestomath + -ic.

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