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English
Etymology
Partly from Latin prāxis and partly from its etymon Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis, “action, activity, practice”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
praxis (countable and uncountable, plural praxes or praxises)
- The practical application of any branch of learning.
- (drama) The deliberate action of a rational being.
- (philosophy) The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
- Custom or established practice.
- An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
Derived terms
Translations
practical application of learning
drama: deliberate action of a rational being
philosophy: synthesis of theory and practice
custom or established practice
References
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρᾶξῐς (prâxis).
Pronunciation
Noun
prāxis f sg (genitive prāxis or prāxeōs or prāxios); third declension
- proof, demonstration
- (Can we date this quote?), Petronius (Titus or Gajus Petronius Arbiter). In: Petronii satirae et liber priapeorum, edited by Franciscus Buecheler, Berlin, 1871, p. 24:
nam mihi nihil novi potest afferri, sicut ille fericulus iam habuit praxim.- fericulusta mel habuit
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem), singular only.
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
Descendants
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (prâxis).
Noun
praxis f (uncountable)
- praxis
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾaɡsis/
- Rhymes: -aɡsis
- Syllabification: pra‧xis
Noun
praxis f (plural praxis)
- praxis
Further reading
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
praxis c
- practice, custom, the usual way to do things
- teori och praxis ― theory and practice
- 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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