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practic

  • /ˈpɹæktɪk/

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From Middle English practic, practik, partly from Old French practique and partly from its etymon, Late Latin prācticus (“active”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”). Doublet of practico.

noun practics

  1. A person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.

adjective more practic · most practic

  1. archaic Practical. They that intend the practic cure of melancholy, saith Duretus in his notes to Hollerius, set down nine peculiar scopes or ends[…].
  2. obsolete Cunning, crafty. she vsed hath the practicke paine / Of this false footman [...].

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"practic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/practic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{practic_2026,
  title = {practic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/practic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}