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The correct spelling is practice.
How to pronounce practice
/ˈpɹæktɪs/
nounIPA: /ˈpɹæktɪs/
Say it like: Pra-cti-se
The correct spelling is practice. Repetition of an activity to improve a skill. For example: "He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."
Usage Examples
“He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.”
“Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy.”
“She ran a thriving medical practice.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
- 2.An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
- 3.The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
- 4.A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
- 5.The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
verb
- 1.To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
- 2.To repeat an activity in this way.
- 3.To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
- 4.To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
- 5.To conspire.
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