practice

ˈpɹæktɪs

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#1·5h ago

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.

Origin: The noun is from , practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare . The verb is from , practise, practize, practyse, from , practiser, alteration of practiquer, from , from , from . The spelling practice is attested once in Middle English for both the noun and the verb. The noun began to be assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice; practise#Noun is now obsolete. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·5h ago

An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.

Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy.

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#3·5h ago

(uncountable, especially, medicine, arts) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.

I have choir practice every Sunday after church.

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