practic C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpræktɪk/ UK /ˈpræktɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj practical or active (archaic); practice or skill His practic knowledge of the land surpassed any map. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · practical or active... practicalpracticeskillactive ↔ Opposites theoretical Word family Related forms practicepracticalpracticianpracticable Etymology AI details From Old French practique and Late Latin practicus ('practical'), from Ancient Greek praktikos ('fit for action'), from prassein ('to do, act'). praktikós Ancient Greek prássein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # practic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpræktɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpræktɪk/ ## Meanings 1. practical or active (archaic); practice or skill ## Examples - His practic knowledge of the land surpassed any map. ## Synonyms - practical - practice - skill - active ## Antonyms - theoretical ## Related Forms - practice - practical - practician - practicable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: praktikós - Root: prássein ## Etymology From Old French practique and Late Latin practicus ('practical'), from Ancient Greek praktikos ('fit for action'), from prassein ('to do, act'). ## AI Etymology Practic is from Old French practique and Late Latin practicus ('practical'), from Ancient Greek praktikos ('fit for action'), from prassein ('to do, act'). Important recorded forms include praktikós (Ancient Greek) and prássein (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers practical or active (archaic); practice or skill. The wider family includes related words such as practice, practical, practician, and practicable. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown