praxological

[Joel S. Berson]

At 2/11/2010 04:14 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>Not in OED:
>
>1985 Michael, Lord Carver in _N.Y. Times_ (Sept. 22) [
>http://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/22/books/arms-and-the-mind.html?&pagewanted=2]
>: The translators are to be congratulated, although the word
>''praxological'' seems an unnecessarily complicated synonym for
>''practical.''

Well, why are you complaining?  The writer says it seems unnecessary.  :-)

Joel

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