practicing
[ prak-ti-sing ]
/ ˈpræk tɪ sɪŋ /
adjective
actively working at a profession, especially medicine or law.
actively following a specific way of life, religion, philosophy, etc.: a practicing Catholic.
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Definition for practicing (2 of 2)
practice
[ prak-tis ]
/ ˈpræk tɪs /
noun
verb (used with object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.
verb (used without object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.
Also
British,
prac·tise
(for defs 11–19).
Origin of practice
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British Dictionary definitions for practicing
Word Origin for practice
C16: from Medieval Latin
practicāre to practise, from Greek
praktikē practical science, practical work, from
prattein to do, act
Medical definitions for practicing
practice
[ prăk′tĭs ]
v.
To engage in the profession of medicine or one of the allied health professions.
n.
The exercise of the profession of medicine.
The business of a practicing physician or group of physicians, including facilities and customary patients.
Idioms and Phrases with practicing
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