practicum

English

WOTD – 17 May 2009

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin, neuter of practicus (“practical”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “I do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəm/

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Noun

practicum (plural practicums or practica)

1. (US) A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.
2. (US) A science exam in which students are questioned about specimens or other objects placed in front of them.

Synonyms

• (college course): work placement (British)

Translations

college course

• Chinese:

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• Czech: praxe (cs) f
• Dutch: practicum (nl) n
• Finnish: harjoituskurssi
• German: Praktikum (de) n
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• Greek: πρακτική (el) f (praktikí)
• Macedonian: пракса f (praksa)
• Polish: praktyka studencka f, praktyka (pl) f
• Portuguese: estágio supervisionado m
• Russian: практи́ческие заня́тия n pl (praktíčeskije zanjátija), лаборато́рные заня́тия n pl (laboratórnyje zanjátija)
• Scottish Gaelic: greis gnìomhachais f

science exam

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Pronunciation

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Noun

practicum n (plural practica, diminutive practicumpje n)

1. practicum (college course)

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) practicum

1. nominative neuter singular of practicus
2. accusative masculine singular of practicus
3. accusative neuter singular of practicus
4. vocative neuter singular of practicus