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practice

The correct spelling is practice.

How to pronounce practice

/ˈpɹæktɪs/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
  2. 2.An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
  3. 3.The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
  4. 4.A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
  5. 5.The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.

verb

  1. 1.To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
  2. 2.To repeat an activity in this way.
  3. 3.To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
  4. 4.To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
  5. 5.To conspire.

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