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• practised — UK US UK (US practiced) /ˈpræktɪst/ adjective ► good at doing something because you have a lot of experience of doing it: »Our Sales Director is a confident and practised public speaker. »He was well practised in the art of deception …   Financial and business terms

• practised — UK [ˈpræktɪst] / US [ˈpræktɪsd] adjective 1) skilful in something as a result of experience a practised public speaker practised at: The waiter was well practised at interrupting intimate moments. practised eye/hand: She views the paintings with… …   English dictionary

• Well dressing — is a custom practised in rural England in which wells, springs or other water sources are decorated with designs created from flower petals. The custom is most closely associated with Derbyshire and the Peak District of the English Midlands,… …   Wikipedia

• practised — prac|tised BrE practiced AmE [ˈpræktıst] adj 1.) someone who is practised in a particular job or skill is good at it because they have done it many times before ▪ a practised performer practised in (doing) sth ▪ He was already well practiced in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• practise — (BrE) (AmE practice) verb 1 to train regularly to improve ADVERB ▪ diligently, hard ▪ She diligently practised her piano every day. ▪ regularly PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

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