Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

practic

/ˈpɹæktɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
prac-tic
IPA
/ˈpɹæktɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Practical.

Archaic

adj

Cunning, crafty.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English practic, practik, partly from Old French practique and partly from its etymon, Late Latin prācticus (“active”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”). Doublet of practico.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: practic, practique, prācticus, πρακτικός

Usage

Inflected Forms

practics (plural) more practic (comparative) most practic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

How do you pronounce practic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹæktɪk/.
What does practic mean?
A person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.
Where does practic come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce practic

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