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in practice

in practice prepositional phrase: really, in effect; not just hypothetically.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Really, in effect; not just hypothetically.
    • The new tax should have helped the farming community. But in practice farmers generally appear to be worse off than before.
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  2. Regularly practising an activity so as to remain skilled in it.
    Antonyms:
    out of practice

in practice meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

in practice in Tamil

நடைமுறையில் செயல்முறையில் பழக்கத்தில்

in practice in Malayalam

in reality, realistically, practically
നടപ്പിൽ, പ്രയോഗത്തിൽ, യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ, സത്യത്തിൽ, ശരിയായി, വസ്തുനിഷ്ഠമായി

Antonyms of in practice

Questions about in practice

What does in practice mean?
In practice means really, in effect; not just hypothetically.
What is in practice in Tamil?
In practice in Tamil is நடைமுறையில் செயல்முறையில் பழக்கத்தில். See In practice meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is in practice?
In practice is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in practice in the dictionary

  1. in poor taste
  2. in posse
  3. in potentia
  4. in potentiâ
  5. in power
  6. in practice
  7. in prejudice of
  8. in present
  9. in pride
  10. in prime twig
  11. in principal

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