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Practice
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- 1 Repetition of an activity to improve a skill. uncountable, usually
"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."
- 2 a customary way of operation or behavior wordnet
- 3 An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition. uncountable, usually
"Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy."
- 4 translating an idea into action wordnet
- 5 The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts. especially, uncountable, usually
"Which is the most demanding? I think that my practice as an artist is 'stronger' because it is the practice that best fuels and balances myself and that generates new knowledge for my other work as both arts educator and creative arts therapist."
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- 6 the exercise of a profession wordnet
- 7 A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice. countable, usually
"She ran a thriving medical practice."
- 8 systematic training by multiple repetitions wordnet
- 9 The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members. uncountable, usually
- 10 knowledge of how something is usually done wordnet
- 11 A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine. uncountable, usually
"It is the usual practice of employees there to wear neckties only when meeting with customers."
- 12 Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory. uncountable, usually
"That may work in theory, but will it work in practice?"
- 13 The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts. uncountable, usually
"This firm of solicitors is involved in family law practice."
- 14 Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice. uncountable, usually
"He sought to have that by practice which he could not by prayer."
- 15 An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business. uncountable, usually
- 1 Alternative spelling of practise. US, alt-of, alternative
"I have been a liberal housekeeper enough, but I shall not be ashamed to practice economy now."
- 2 learn by repetition wordnet
- 3 engage in a rehearsal (of) wordnet
- 4 engage in or perform wordnet
- 5 avail oneself to wordnet
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- 6 carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions wordnet
Etymology
The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare Medieval Latin prāctica. The verb is from Middle English practice, practise, practize, practyse, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, alteration of practiquer, from Medieval Latin prācticāre, from Late Latin prācticus, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós). The spelling practice is attested once in Middle English for both the noun and the verb. The noun began to be assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice; practise (noun) is now obsolete.
The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare Medieval Latin prāctica. The verb is from Middle English practice, practise, practize, practyse, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, alteration of practiquer, from Medieval Latin prācticāre, from Late Latin prācticus, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós). The spelling practice is attested once in Middle English for both the noun and the verb. The noun began to be assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice; practise (noun) is now obsolete.
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