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- adjective
Operating orfunctioning ;in force ; in play. - adverb For all practical purposes;
in practice ;virtually ;essentially ;basically .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in actuality or reality or fact
- adjective exerting force or influence
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