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praxis
- /ˈpɹæk.sɪs/ UK
- /ˈpræk.səs/
Rhymes with -æksɪs
Where it comes from
Partly from Latin prāxis and partly from its etymon Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).
noun praxes · praxises
- The practical application of any branch of learning.
- The deliberate action of a rational being.
- The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either. […] in the particular case of the proletarian consciousness, the social process and awareness of that process became one and the same, and knowledge of society coincided with the revolutionary praxis that transformed it.
- Custom or established practice.
- An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
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noun custom or established practice
| Português | praxe |
|---|---|
| Français | habitude |
| Русский | обычай obyčaj, устоявшаяся практика ustojavšajasja praktika |
Talk about this word "praxis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/praxis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. praxis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/praxis "praxis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/praxis.Cite this
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title = {praxis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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