practice

Etymology
The noun is from, , , from the verb; also compare 🇨🇬.

The verb is from, , , , from , , alteration of , from , from , from.

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; is now obsolete.

Noun

 * 1) Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
 * 2) An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
 * 3)  The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
 * 4)  A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
 * 5) The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
 * 6) A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
 * 7) Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
 * 8)  The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
 * 9) Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
 * 10)  An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
 * 1) The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
 * 2) A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
 * 3) Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
 * 4)  The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
 * 5) Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
 * 6)  An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
 * 1) Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
 * 2)  The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
 * 3) Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
 * 4)  An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
 * 1) Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
 * 2)  An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
 * 1)  An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
 * 1)  An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.

Usage notes

 * British, Australian, and New Zealand English spelling distinguishes between and, analogously with /. In American English, the spelling  is commonly used for both noun and verb. Both practices are found equally in Canadian English.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: oefening
 * American Sign Language: A@RadialFinger-PalmAcross-1@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Frontandback
 * Arabic: تَدْرِيب
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani: əməli iş
 * Belarusian: пра́ктыка, практыкава́нне, трэніро́ўка
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 練習
 * Dungan: лянщи
 * Hakka: 練習
 * Hokkien: 練習
 * Mandarin:
 * Wu: 練習
 * Czech:, procvičování,
 * Danish:, træning
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: praktikado
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: práctica
 * German:, Üben,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄσκησις, μελέτημα
 * Hindi:, रियाज़
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kabuverdianu: ensaiu
 * Kazakh: іс-тәжірибе
 * Khmer:, ការិយកិច្ច
 * Korean: ,
 * Lao: ຫັດ
 * Latin:
 * Low German:
 * German Low German: Öven, Euven, Training
 * Lü:
 * Macedonian: пракса, вежба
 * Malay:
 * Maori: parakitihi
 * Norman: pratique
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: øvelse, øving, ,
 * Nynorsk: øving, trening
 * Persian:
 * Plautdietsch: Eewunk
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: cleachdadh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ве̏жба, вје̏жба, пра̏кса, ве̏жба̄ње, вје̏жба̄ње
 * Roman:, , , ,
 * Slovak: cvičenie
 * Slovene: urjenje, praksa
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai: หัด
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian:, , тренува́ння
 * Vietnamese:
 * Yiddish: פּראַקטיק
 * Zhuang:


 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: пра́ктыка
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: praksis
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: praktikado
 * Finnish: ammatinharjoitus, ammatinharjoittaminen
 * French:
 * Galician: práctica
 * Georgian: პრაქტიკა
 * German:, Ausüben, Praktizieren,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latvian: prakse
 * Macedonian: пракса
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: пра̏кса
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: prax
 * Slovene: praksa
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: uskonnon harjoittaminen
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: crábhadh
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Maori: ritenga
 * Norman: pratique
 * Portuguese:
 * Slovak: vyznávanie


 * Afrikaans:
 * Armenian:
 * Bashkir: ғәмәл
 * Belarusian: звы́чай
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἔθος, ἐπιτήδευμα
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, , ,
 * Korean:, ,
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: prakse
 * Maori: tikanga
 * Norman: pratique
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: praksis
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: cleachdadh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: о̏бича̄ј, на̑вика
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: zvyk, obyčaj
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: звича́й, обича́й


 * Afrikaans: praktyk
 * Armenian:
 * Bashkir: ғәмәл
 * Belarusian: пра́ктыка
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: praksis
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: prakse
 * Macedonian: пракса
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: пра̏кса
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: prax
 * Slovene: praksa
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Yiddish: פּראַקטיק


 * Esperanto:
 * Spanish: