practice
- Noun. Repetition of an activity to improve skill.
- Noun. (uncountable) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
- Noun. (countable) A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
- Noun. The observance of religious duties which a church requires of its members.
- Noun. A customary action, habit, or behavior; a manner or routine.
- Noun. Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
- Noun. (legal) synonym for "practice of law" or the methods and procedures appurtenant thereto, particularly with regard to special actions such as "motion practice", "trail practice", etc. Also with regard to specialties, eg., "family law practice", "media law practice".
- Verb. (transitive, US) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
- Verb. (intransitive, US) To repeat an activity in this way.
- Verb. (transitive, US) To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
- Verb. (transitive, US) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
- Verb. (intransitive, archaic) To conspire.
- Verb. (alternative spelling of, practise) .
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