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prax⋅is
[prak-sis] 
–noun, plural prax⋅is⋅es, prax⋅es [prak-seez] .
[prak-seez] . | 1. | practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills. |
| 2. | convention, habit, or custom. |
| 3. | a set of examples for practice. |
Origin:
1575–85; < ML < Gk prâxis deed, act, action, equiv. to prāk-, base of pr
ssein to do, fare + -sis -sis 
1575–85; < ML < Gk prâxis deed, act, action, equiv. to prāk-, base of pr
ssein to do, fare + -sis -sis
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| prax·is (prāk'sĭs) n. pl. prax·es (prāk'sēz')
[Medieval Latin prāxis, from Greek prāxis, from prāssein, prāg-, to do.] |
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Praxis
Prax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to do. See Practice.]1. Use; practice; especially, exercise or discipline for a specific purpose or object. "The praxis and theory of music." --Wood. 2. An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
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Language Translation for : praxis
Spanish:
consultorio, gabinete, bufete; clientela,
German:
die Praxis,
Japanese:
業務
praxis
1581, from M.L. praxis "practice, action" (c.1255, opposite of theory), from Gk. praxis "practice, action, doing," from stem of prassein "to do, to act."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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