practicum
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practicum
- /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəm/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Praktikum, a coinage from the neuter of Late Latin practicus (“practical”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”).
noun practicums · practica
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A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.
Eromin has provided clinical practicum placements for students seeking advanced degrees in social service professions.
Similar: work placement, field
- A science exam in which students are questioned about specimens or other objects placed in front of them.
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noun college course
| Español | práctica, prácticas |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 實習課 /实习课 shíxíkè, 實習課程 /实习课程 shíxíkèchéng |
| Português | estágio supervisionado |
| Français | travaux pratiques |
| Deutsch | Praktikum |
| Ελληνικά | πρακτική praktikí |
| Русский | практи́ческие заня́тия praktíčeskije zanjátija, лаборато́рные заня́тия laboratórnyje zanjátija, практикум praktikum |
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title = {practicum},
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