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Noun practice has 5 senses
- practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
--1 is a kind of activity
--1 has particulars:
- exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
--2 is a kind of training, preparation, grooming
--2 has particulars:
- practice, praxis - translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
--3 is a kind of implementation, effectuation
- practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"
--4 is a kind of use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
--4 has particulars:
- practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
--5 is a kind of cognition, knowledge, noesis
--5 has particulars:
Verb practice has 4 senses
- drill, exercise, practice, practise - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
--1 is one way to learn, study, read, take
Sample sentences:
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- practice, apply, use - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
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- practice, practise, exercise, do - carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
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- rehearse, practise, practice - engage in a rehearsal (of)
--4 is one way to perform, execute, do
Sample sentence:
They will practice the duet
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