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practic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpɹæktɪk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Practical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Cunning, crafty.

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Usage: obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

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History

Etymology

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.