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practic

[ prak-tik ]
/ ˈpræk tɪk /
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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
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