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Webster 1913 Edition


Praxis

Prax′is

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Praxis

PRAX'IS

,
Noun.
[L. from the Gr. See Practice.] Use; practice.
1.
An example or form to teach practice.

Definition 2024


Praxis

Praxis

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German

Noun

Praxis f (genitive Praxis, plural Praxen)

  1. practice, praxis (opposite of theory)
    In der Praxis kommt das selten vor.
    That rarely ever occurs in practice.
  2. surgery (UK), doctor's office (US) (workplace of a self-employed doctor)
    Mein Zahnarzt hat viele Blumen in der Praxis.
    My dentist has a lot of flowers in his surgery.

praxis

praxis

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English

Noun

praxis (plural praxes or praxises)

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

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Spanish

Noun

praxis f (plural praxis)

  1. praxis

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

praxis c

  1. practice, custom, the usual way to do things
    teori och praxis
    theory and practice
  2. case law, previous court decisions as a base for legal judgement
    Hovrättens dom strider mot Europadomstolens praxis.
    The verdict of the court of appeal is in conflict with the practice of the European Court of Human Rights.

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