Added 3 October 2026
practice
/ˈpɹæktɪs/ noun
In Latin: usus Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about practice at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.
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An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy.
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The state of being proficient due to repetition of a skill.
I was rusty, but after a few months, I got back into practice.
verb
Origin
Middle English practice, practise, practize, practyseder. The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare Medieval Latin prāctica.. Displaced native Old English sidu. The verb is from Middle English practice, practise, practize, practyse, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, alteration of practiquer, from Medieval Latin prācticāre, from Late Latin prācticus, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós). The spelling practice is attested once in Middle English for both the noun and the verb. The noun began to be assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice; practise (noun) is now obsolete.
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