Look up: Practice

1. practice
   [Noun] Plural form: practices. Practice is something that you have to do often to get better at it.. A practice is where a doctor, lawyer or dentist works.
   Example: I must do my piano practice.
   See also: practise
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2. practice
   [n] - knowledge of how something is customarily done 2. [n] - the exercise of a profession 3. [n] - translating an idea into action 4. [n] - a customary way of operation or behavior 5. [v] - carry out or practice 6. [v] - avail oneself to
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3. practice
   A human activity that can increase the exposure of individuals to radiation from an artificial source,or from a natural radiation source where natural radionuclides are processed for their radioactive,fissile or fertile properties,except in the case of an emergency exposure Category: Medicine
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4. Practice
   Prac'tice noun [ Middle English praktike , practique , French pratique , formerly also, practique , Late Latin practica , from Greek ..., from ... practical. See Practical , and confer Pratique , Pr...
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5. Practice
   Prac'tice transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Practiced ; present participle & verbal noun Practicing .] [ Often written practise , practised , practising ....
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6. Practice
   Prac'tice intransitive verb [ 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...
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7. practice
   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. ... 2. Customary or constant use; state of being used....
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8. practice
   pattern noun a customary way of operation or behavior; `it is their practice to give annual raises`; `they changed their dietary pattern`
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9. practice
   noun knowledge of how something is usually done; `it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner`
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10. practice
    noun translating an idea into action; `a hard theory to put into practice`; `differences between theory and praxis of communism`
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11. practice
    practice session noun systematic training by multiple repetitions; `practice makes perfect`
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12. practice
    (prak´tis) the exercise of a profession. family practice the medical specialty of a family physician, concerned with the planning and provision of comprehensive primary health care, regardless of age or sex, on a continuing basis. Called also family medicine. gener...
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13. Practice
    • (n.) 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. • (v. t.) To teach or accustom by practice; to train. • (v. i.) To apply theoretical science ...
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14. practice
    (from the article `animal learning`) ...behaviour is attributed to learning, then, because it is possible to specify the set of circumstances that produced it. What are those ... ...associations grow in strength with exercise or whether they are fully established all at once. Evidence is that learning usually proceeds ... ...influenc...
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15. practice
    Type: Term Pronunciation: prak′tis Definitions: 1. The exercise of the profession of medicine or one of the allied health professions.
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16. practice
    
    • a customary way of operation or behavior
    • systematic training by multiple repetitions
    • translating an idea into action
    • the exercise of a profession
    • knowledge of how something is customarily done
    
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17. Practice
    In learning cognitive skills, repeated exposure to concepts through practice increases the probability the student will remember the concept. In learning physical skills, practice not only teaches basic skills but also conditions the body to be better able to perform the motions associated with those skills.
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18. Practice
    (Lat. practice, business) The deliberate application of a theory. Formerly, an established custom; the pursuance of some traditional action. Now, the organization of actuality according to some general principle. Sometimes, opposed to, sometimes correlative with, theory (q.v.). -- J.K.F.
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19. Practice
    The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts.By practice is also meant the business which an attorney or counsellor does; as, A B has a ...
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20. Practice
    n.Traditional method of following ceratin specific ideas and principles to perform duties repeatedly is called practice. v.To keep on performing certain activity to improvise your skills is also called practice, a person who is in legal business is said to practice law.
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21. practice
    1) n. custom or habit as shown by repeated action, as in "it is the practice in the industry to confirm orders before shipping." 2) n. the legal business, as in "law practice," or "the practice of the law." 3) v. to repeat an activity in order to maintain or improve skills, as "he practices the viol...
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22. Practice
    (learning method) `Practice` is the act of rehearsing a behavior over and over, or engaging in an activity again and again, for the purpose of improving or mastering it, as in the phrase "practice makes perfect". Sports teams practice to prepare for actual games. Playing a musical i...
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