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Etymology

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The noun is fromMiddle Englishpractice,practique,practyse, from the verb; also compareMedieval Latinprāctica.[1]

The verb is fromMiddle Englishpractice,practise,practize,practyse, fromMiddle Frenchpratiser,practiser, alteration ofpractiquer, fromMedieval Latinprācticāre, fromLate Latinprācticus, fromAncient Greekπρακτικός(praktikós).[2][3]

The spellingpractice is attested once in Middle English for both the noun and the verb.[1][4] The noun began to be assimilated in spelling to nouns in-ice;[5]practise(noun) is now obsolete.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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practice (usuallyuncountable,pluralpractices)

  1. Repetition of an activity to improve askill.
    Synonyms:rehearsal,drill,dry run,exercise,training,trial,workout
    He will need lots ofpractice with the lines before he performs them.
  2. An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
    Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go topractice while everyone else is taking it easy.
    I have choirpractice every Sunday after church.
  3. (uncountable, especially medicine, art) The ongoing pursuit of acraft orprofession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
    • 2016, Raphael Vella,Artist-Teachers in Context: International Dialogues, Springer,→ISBN, page53:
      Which is the most demanding? I think that mypractice as an artist is 'stronger' because it is thepractice that best fuels and balances myself and that generates new knowledge for my other work as both arts educator and creative arts therapist.
  4. (countable) A place where a professional service is provided, such as ageneral practice.
    Synonym:general practice
    She ran a thriving medicalpractice.
  5. The observance ofreligious duties that a church requires of its members.
  6. Acustomaryaction,habit, orbehaviour; amanner orroutine.
    Synonyms:custom,habit,pattern,routine,wont,wone
    It is the usualpractice of employees there to wear neckties only when meeting with customers.
    It is goodpractice to check each door and window before leaving.
    • 1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, inRailway Magazine, page558:
      As a result, New Zealand locomotive design is a curious blend of English and Americanpractice; certainly the American influence has always been much stronger than in Australia.
  7. Actual operation orexperiment, in contrast totheory.
    Antonym:theory
    That may work in theory, but will it work inpractice?
  8. (law) The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying onsuits andprosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
    This firm of solicitors is involved in family lawpractice.
  9. Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
  10. (mathematics) An easy and concise method of applying the rules ofarithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.

Usage notes

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  • British, Australian, and New Zealand English spelling distinguishes betweenpractice(noun) andpractise(verb), analogously withadvice/advise. In American English, the spellingpractice is commonly used for both noun and verb. Both practices are found equally in Canadian English.

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Collocations

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adjectives often used with "practice"
  • best, clinical, common, current, general, good, medical, private, professional, religious, social, universal, widespread
nouns often used with "practice"
  • business, classroom, employment, family, group, labor, law, management, nursing, work

Translations

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repetition of an activity to improve skill
ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
observance of religious duties
customary action, habit, or behaviour
actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
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Verb

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practice (third-person singular simple presentpractices,present participlepracticing,simple past and past participlepracticed)

  1. (now US)Alternative spelling ofpractise.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ↑1.01.1“practī̆se,n.”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.
  2. ^“practice”, inCollins English Dictionary.
  3. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “practice (v.)”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.
  4. ^“practī̆sen,v.”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.
  5. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “practice (n.)”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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prāctice

  1. vocativemasculinesingular ofprācticus
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