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practice

('pr/&/kt/I/s )

a customary way of operation or behavior(noun.act)

Example:
It is their practice to give annual raises.

Synonym:
pattern

source: wordnet30
systematic training by multiple repetitions(noun.act)

Example:
Practice makes perfect.

Synonym:
drill, exercise, practice session, recitation

source: wordnet30
translating an idea into action(noun.act)

Example:
A hard theory to put into practice.

Synonym:
praxis

source: wordnet30
the exercise of a profession(noun.act)

Example:
The practice of the law.
I took over his practice when he retired.

source: wordnet30
knowledge of how something is usually done(noun.cognition)

Example:
It is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner.

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions(verb.social)

Example:
Practice law.

Synonym:
do, exercise, practise

source: wordnet30
learn by repetition(verb.cognition)

Example:
Pianists practice scales.

Synonym:
drill, exercise, practise

source: wordnet30
engage in a rehearsal (of)(verb.creation)

Synonym:
practise, rehearse

source: wordnet30
avail oneself to(verb.social)

Example:
Practice a religion.
Practice non-violent resistance.

Synonym:
apply, use

source: wordnet30
engage in or perform(verb.social)

Example:
Practice safe sex.

Synonym:
commit

source: wordnet30
To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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