practice

Definition

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

Etymology

The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare Medieval Latin prāctica. The verb is from Middle English practice, practise, practize, practyse, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, alteration of practiquer, from Medieval Latin prācticāre, from Late Latin prācticus, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós). The spelling practice is attested once in Middle English for both the noun and the verb. The noun began to be assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice; practise (noun) is now obsolete.

Example Sentences

• "He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."
• "Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy."
• "I have choir practice every Sunday after church."

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