Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Skilled or expert; proficient.
- adjective Acquired or brought to perfection by practice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See practised, practiser.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Experienced; expert; skilled.
- adjective Used habitually; learned by practice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
skillful ,proficient ,knowledgeable orexpert as a result ofpractice - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
practice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- adjective skillful after much practice
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Examples
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Performing simple tasks, not ones that require huge amounts of concentration, and ideally tasks at which we are quite practiced, is the way to conquer the vicious circle of negative thoughts.
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Additionally, Sadam Hussein practiced ethnic cleansing.
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Eugenics, practiced from the time Germany used it, could have made us stronger and smarter by design.
What a Bunch of Apes! « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
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The type of music that McCroskey practiced is known as the “Horrorcore” genre.
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The type of music that McCroskey practiced is known as the “Horrorcore” genre.
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If they are then claimed to be Adam and Eve's offspring, can we then conclude that INCEST is practiced from the beginning of time?
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About the only place where you will still see human slavery practiced is in ...
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If they are then claimed to be Adam and Eve's offspring, can we then conclude that INCEST is practiced from the beginning of time?
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It's true that immunity as it's currently practiced is a creature of legislation.
Balkinization 2007
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It's true that immunity as it's currently practiced is a creature of legislation.
Balkinization 2007
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