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noun
A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
A science exam in which students are questioned about specimens or other objects placed in front of them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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History
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”).
Across languages
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