praxis
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/ˈpɹæk.sɪs/
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/ˈpɹæk.sɪs/ (UK) · /ˈpræk.səs/
Definition of praxis
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The practical application of any branch of learning.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The practical application of any branch of learning.
- (countable, uncountable)The deliberate action of a rational being.
- (countable, uncountable)The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
- (countable, uncountable)Custom or established practice.
- (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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