practic

[ prak-tik ]

/ ˈpræk tɪk /

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adjective

practical.

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Origin of practic

1375–1425; late Middle English practik<Latin prācticus<Greek prāktikós, equivalent to prāk- (verbid stem of prā́ssein to do; see pragmatic, praxis) + -tikos-tic

Words nearby practic

PQE, Pr, pr0n, PRA, pracharak, practic, practicable, practical, practical art, practical effect, practical imperative

How to use practic in a sentence

Here y'are, practic'ly on the equator in the middle of the summer, and it's colder than hell.
The Man Who Hated Mars|Gordon Randall Garrett
Whether the Transfusion may be practic'd upon pregnant Bitches, at least at certain times of their gravidation?
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666|Various
The actNotes and practic part of life is thus made the mistress of our theorique.
Hazlitt on English Literature|Jacob Zeitlin