"virtual" in the adjective sense
1. virtual, practical
being actually such in almost every respect
"a practical failure"
"the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
2. virtual
existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
"a virtual dependence on charity"
"a virtual revolution"
"virtual reality"
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