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What does down-to-earth mean?

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Adjective
  1. (idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
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Mostly they deal with the kind of down-to-earth, practical situations that horary astrologers thrive on to this day.
It was grittily down-to-earth, absorbing, and best of all, made me want to re-read some of Murdoch's novels.
But the President-elect is also a very down-to-earth person who intends to be a people's president.
There may be a rational, down-to-earth explanation but I'm at a complete loss as to what it could be.
The down-to-earth boffin has been kicking up a stink about excrement studies and grubbing around in old filth for more than 30 years.
In a chatty, first-person narrative, the down-to-earth Nan describes going into service while still a child herself.

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