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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

práxis

Pronunciation / Transliteration: prak-sis

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Praxis/ˈpræk.sɪs/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #21500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A práxis educativa transforma a realidade social."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Accepted practice or custom, or the practical application of a theory or habit.

    "The teacher integrated Marxist theory with classroom praxis to engage her students in social justice."
  2. 2

    Customary or habitual procedure or way of doing something.

    "Professional medical praxis requires strict adherence to ethical guidelines and patient confidentiality."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word praxis derives directly from the Ancient Greek word prāxis, meaning 'doing', 'action', or 'practice', stemming from prassein 'to do', 'to achieve'. It entered English usage in the 16th century, initially retaining its general sense of action or exercise, and was later heavily adopted in Marxist and philosophical contexts to denote the practical application and embodiment of a theory.

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