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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Practice \Prac"tice\, n. [OE. praktike, practique, F. pratique,
     formerly also, practique, LL. practica, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?
     practical. See Practical, and cf. Pratique, Pretty.]
     1. Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual
        performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind;
        usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early;
        the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the
        practice of daily exercise.
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              A heart . . . exercised with covetous practices. --2
                                                    Pet. ii. 14.
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     2. Customary or constant use; state of being used.
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              Obsolete words may be revived when they are more
              sounding or more significant than those in practice.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     3. Skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness. [R.] ``His
        nice fence and his active practice.'' --Shak.
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     4. Actual performance; application of knowledge; -- opposed
        to theory.
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              There are two functions of the soul, --
              contemplation and practice.           --South.
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              There is a distinction, but no opposition, between
              theory and practice; each, to a certain extent,
              supposes the other; theory is dependent on practice;
              practice must have preceded theory.   --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
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     5. Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the
        troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice
        in music.
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     6. Application of science to the wants of men; the exercise
        of any profession; professional business; as, the practice
        of medicine or law; a large or lucrative practice.
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              Practice is exercise of an art, or the application
              of a science in life, which application is itself an
              art.                                  --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
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     7. Skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or
        the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; --
        usually in a bad sense. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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              He sought to have that by practice which he could
              not by prayer.                        --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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     8. (Math.) A easy and concise method of applying the rules of
        arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
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     9. (Law) 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. --Bouvier.
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     Syn: Custom; usage; habit; manner.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Practice \Prac"tice\, v. i. [Often written practise.]
     1. To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either
        for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice
        with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the
        piano.
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     2. To learn by practice; to form a habit.
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              They shall practice how to live secure. --Milton.
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              Practice first over yourself to reign. --Waller.
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     3. To try artifices or stratagems.
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              He will practice against thee by poison. --Shak.
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     4. To apply theoretical science or knowledge, esp. by way of
        experiment; to exercise or pursue an employment or
        profession, esp. that of medicine or of law.
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              [I am] little inclined to practice on others, and as
              little that others should practice on me. --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Practice \Prac"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Practiced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Practicing.] [Often written practise, practised,
     practising.]
     1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually;
        to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. ``Incline
        not my heart . . . practice wicked works.'' --Ps. cxli. 4.
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     2. To exercise, or follow, as a profession, trade, art, etc.,
        as, to practice law or medicine.
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     2. To exercise one's self in, for instruction or improvement,
        or to acquire discipline or dexterity; as, to practice
        gunnery; to practice music.
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     4. To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to
        commit; to execute; to do. ``Aught but Talbot's shadow
        whereon to practice your severity.'' --Shak.
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              As this advice ye practice or neglect. --Pope.
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     5. To make use of; to employ. [Obs.]
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              In malice to this good knight's wife, I practiced
              Ubaldo and Ricardo to corrupt her.    --Massinger.
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     6. To teach or accustom by practice; to train.
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              In church they are taught to love God; after church
              they are practiced to love their neighbor. --Landor.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Practice \Prac"tice\, n. [OE. praktike, practique, F. pratique,
     formerly also, practique, LL. practica, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?
     practical. See Practical, and cf. Pratique, Pretty.]
     1. Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual
        performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind;
        usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early;
        the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the
        practice of daily exercise.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Practice \Prac"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Practiced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Practicing.] [Often written practise, practised,
     practising.]
     1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually;
        to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. ``Incline
        not my heart . . . practice wicked works.''

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Practice \Prac"tice\, v. i. [Often written practise.]
     1. To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either
        for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice
        with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the
        piano.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  practice
       n 1: a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their
            practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their
            dietary pattern" [syn: pattern]
       2: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes
          perfect" [syn: exercise, drill, practice session, recitation]
       3: translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into
          practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of
          communism" [syn: praxis]
       4: the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I
          took over his practice when he retired"
       5: knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the
          local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
       v 1: learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day";
            "Pianists practice scales" [syn: drill, exercise, practise]
       2: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a
          religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use
          your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
          [syn: apply, use]
       3: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice
          law" [syn: practise, exercise, do]
       4: engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: rehearse, practise]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  practice
     Αγγλικά n.
     η πρακτική
     Αγγλικά vb.
     εξασκούμαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  practice
     n.
     1 repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
     2 An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
     3 (lb en uncountable especially medicine arts) The ongoing pursuit of
  a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
     vb.
     (lb en US) (alternative spelling of en practise)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  practice
     n.
     1 repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
     2 An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
     3 (lb en uncountable especially medicine arts) The ongoing pursuit of
  a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
     vb.
     (lb en US) (alternative spelling of en practise)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  practice
     n.
     1 repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
     2 An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
     3 (lb en uncountable especially medicine arts) The ongoing pursuit of
  a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
     vb.
     (lb en US) (alternative spelling of en practise)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  practice
     n.
     1 repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
     2 An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
     3 (lb en uncountable especially medicine arts) The ongoing pursuit of
  a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
     vb.
     (lb en US) (alternative spelling of en practise)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  practice
     Englanti n.
     1 harjoittelu, harjoitus
     2 ammatti tai taide harjoitus, praktiikka
     3 uskonnonharjoitus
     4 tapa, rutiini
     5 käytäntö
     Englanti vb.
     1 harjoitella
     2 harjoittaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  practice
     Engelska n.
     1 träning, övning
     2 praktik
     3 vana
     4 praxis, bruk
     5 förfarande
     Engelska vb.
     1 öva
     2 utöva

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/
  1. toepas
  2. oefening
  3. beoefening
  4. beoefen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Practice /pɹˈaktɪs/
  الممارسة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  practice //ˈpɹæktɪs// 
  1. пра́ктика 2.
  actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
   3.
  an ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
  2. обича́й
  customary action, habit, or behaviour
  3. трениро́вка, упражне́ние
  repetition of an activity to improve skill

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/
  praktika

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/
  postup

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/
  praktikovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/ 
  cvičný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/
  cvičení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/
  praxe

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/ 
  nácvik

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/
  zvyk

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/ 
  practis

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  practice /pɹˈaktɪs/ 
  ymarfer