general practice

noun

1. family practice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of general practice¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

“Given the general practice of sharing data with the ad tech vendors right now, most marketers have covered this in one way or another already,” Parker said.

From Digiday

In a February survey conducted by the American Dental Association, 76 percent of general practice dentists said the prevalence of teeth-grinding, or bruxism, among their patients had increased compared to pre-pandemic times.

From Washington Post

But the more general practice is for all three of them to roar at the same time.

From Project Gutenberg

On these inadequate ideas reposes, and must repose, the general practice of the world.

From Project Gutenberg

For instance, I once asked a physician of large general practice what he did for hay fever.

From Project Gutenberg

And yet, it was not long after this that the using of gourds for storing water became the general practice of the horde.

From Project Gutenberg

His retainer fees are large; his work is exact; he is a man looked up to by those in the profession following a general practice.

From Project Gutenberg