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   prac·tice

   /ˈpraktəs/

   noun

   • 1. the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it: "the principles and practice of teaching" Similar applicationexerciseuseoperationimplementationexecutionenactmentactiondoing
   • ▪ the carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer: "he abandoned medical practice for the Church" Similar professioncareerbusinessworkpursuitoccupationfollowing
   • ▪ the business or premises of a doctor or lawyer: "Dr. Weiss has a practice in Essex" Similar businessfirmofficepartnershipcompanyenterpriseinformal:outfit
   • 2. the customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something: "current nursing practice" Similar customprocedurepolicyconventiontraditionfashionhabitwontmethodsystemroutineinstitutionwayrulemodus operandiformal:praxis
   • ▪ an established method of legal procedure.
   • 3. repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it: "it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent" Similar trainingrehearsalrepetitionpreparationexercisedrillstudypractice sessiondummy runrun-throughtryoutwarm-upshootaroundinformal:dry run
   • ▪ a period of time spent practicing an activity or skill: "daily choir practices"

   verb

   • 1. perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency: "I need to practice my French" Similar rehearserun throughgo throughgo overwork onwork atrepeatpolishrefineperfecttrainrehearseprepareexercisedrillwork outwarm upgo through one's paceskeep one's hand inget into shapedo exercisesstudyinformal:knock up
   • 2. carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly: "we still practice some of these rituals today" Similar carry outperformdoobserveput into practiceexecutefollowexercise
   • ▪ actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation): "he began to practice law" Similar work atpursue a career inhave a career ingo in forengage inspecialize inplyfollowhang out one's shinglearchaic:prosecute
   • ▪ observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion): "they are free to practice their religion without fear of persecution"
   • ▪ scheme or plot for an evil purpose: archaic "what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive"

   Word Origin late Middle English: the verb from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun) of praktikos (see practical); the noun from the verb in the earlier spelling practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice.

   Derivatives

   • 1. practicer noun

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