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Practice

noun

1.

A customary way of operation or behavior. Synonym: pattern. "They changed their dietary pattern"

2.

Systematic training by multiple repetitions. Synonyms: drill, exercise, practice session, recitation.

3.

Translating an idea into action. Synonym: praxis. "Differences between theory and praxis of communism"

4.

The exercise of a profession. "I took over his practice when he retired"

5.

Knowledge of how something is usually done.

verb

(past & past part. practiced; pres. part. practicing)

1.

Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions. Synonyms: do, exercise, practise.

2.

Learn by repetition. Synonyms: drill, exercise, practise. "Pianists practice scales"

3.

Engage in a rehearsal (of). Synonyms: practise, rehearse.

4.

Avail oneself to. Synonyms: apply, use. "Practice a religion" , "Use care when going down the stairs" , "Use your common sense" , "Practice non-violent resistance"

5.

Engage in or perform. Synonym: commit. "Commit a random act of kindness"

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— Literary and General Lectures and Essays • Charles Kingsley

... Esq., was sent to China as American commissioner to cooperate with commissioners of the other powers in the establishment of a commission to inquire into the present practice of extraterritorial jurisdiction in China, with a view to reporting to the Governments of the several powers their findings of fact in regard to these matters. The commission commenced its work in January, 1926, and agreed upon a ...

— State of the Union Addresses of Calvin Coolidge • Calvin Coolidge

... out one or two facts regarding the nature of the influence of farmyard manure on certain crops. For instance, it has long been recognised as inadvisable in strong rich soils to apply it directly to certain grain crops, such as barley and wheat, since such a practice is apt to encourage rankness of growth—an undue development of straw at the expense of the grain. It is consequently customary to apply farmyard manure to the preceding crop. The direct application of farmyard manure to wheat, however, according to Sir J. B. Lawes, is not fraught ...

— Manures and the principles of manuring • Charles Morton Aikman

... living under protection, not yet excluded from the practice of their profession, petitioned to be heard at the bar of the House of Commons. Accordingly, Mr. Malone, the ancestor of three generations of scholars and orators, Sir Stephen Rice, one of the most spotless characters of the age, formerly chief-justice ...

— A Popular History of Ireland - From the earliest period to the emancipation of the Catholics • Thomas D'Arcy McGee

... this martial cloister was the section devoted to the bayonet practice. And as we watched the men trying to rip the vest buttons off a dummy and expose its gastric arrangements with a bayonet, while loping along at full speed, we recalled a Civil War story which may well be revived here. A Down-easter from Vermont and a Southerner ...

— The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me • William Allen White

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