practic

[prak-tik]

adjective

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

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Examples from the Web for practic

Historical Examples of practic

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

Word Origin and History for practic

late 14c., "a way of doing something, method; practice, custom, usage;" also "an applied science;" from Old French practique "practice, usage" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin practica "practice, practical knowledge," ultimately from Greek praktike "practical" (as opposed to "theoretical;" see practical). From early 15c. as "practical aspect or application of something; practice as opposed to theory;" also, "knowledge of the practical aspect of something, practical experience."