noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practical application of any branch of learning. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   translating an idea into action wordnet
3. 3
   The deliberate action of a rational being. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   Custom or established practice. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice. countable, uncountable

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practicepracticeactactingactionactions

Antonyms

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theory

Etymology

Partly from Latin prāxis and partly from its etymon Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).

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