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practice
What does practice mean?
practice (noun): repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use practice in a sentence?
- He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce practice?
/ˈpɹæktəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does practice come from?
The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare Medieval Latin prāctica.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to practice
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “practice” mean?
a body serving in an administrative capacity
Not quite: that's what council means.
a chance for advancement, progress or profit
Not quite: that's what opportunity means.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Not quite: that's what view means.
repetition of an activity to improve a skill
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