praxis

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹæk.sɪs/ (UK)
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/ˈpɹæk.sɪs/ (UK) · /ˈpræk.səs/

Definition of praxis

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The practical application of any branch of learning.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The practical application of any branch of learning.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The deliberate action of a rational being.
  3. (countable, uncountable)The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
  4. (countable, uncountable)Custom or established practice.
  5. (countable, uncountable)An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.

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Etymology

Partly from Latin prāxis and partly from its etymon Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).

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