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praxe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hazing noun The practice of subjecting someone, often a new member of a group, to humiliating, harsh, or abusive rituals.
  • practice noun Repeated exercise of an activity in order to improve a skill.
  • praxis noun The practical application of any branch of learning.

Senses

praxe is used for these senses in English:

  • hazing (US, Philippines) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.
  • practice A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
  • praxis Custom or established practice.

practice — full definition

  1. noun Repeated exercise of an activity in order to improve a skill.
  2. noun The ongoing pursuit of a profession, especially medicine or law.
  3. noun A habitual way of doing something.

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