noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/pɹæˈtiːk/
US:/pɹæˈtik/
US:/pɹəˈtik/
rhymes with -iːk
1
noun
Meaning 1
Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Practice; habits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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History
Etymology
Originated 1600–10. Borrowed from Middle French practique, pratique, from Medieval Latin prāctica. Doublet of practice.