or  prac*tise  vb, prac*ticed  or  prac*tised  prac*tic*ing  or  prac*tis*ing vt  :  to be professionally engaged in < medicine>  vi  :  to pursue a profession actively
, also  practise  n 1  :  the continuous exercise of a profession  2  :  a professional business : esp  :  one constituting an incorporeal property <the doctor sold his and retired>  .
 
 
 
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