"in practice" meaning in English

See in practice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-us-in practice.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in practice, {{en-PP}} in practice
  1. Really, in effect; not just hypothetically. Translations (really, in effect): τῷ ὄντι (tôi ónti) (Ancient Greek), a la pràctica (Catalan), praktike (Esperanto), käytännössä (Finnish), pratiquement (French), en pratique (French), valójában (Hungarian), gyakorlatilag (Hungarian), a gyakorlatban (Hungarian), in pratica (Italian), in actu (Latin), i praksis (Norwegian), w praktyce (Polish), na prática (Portuguese), în practică (Romanian), en la práctica (Spanish), i praktiken (Swedish)
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  2. Regularly practising an activity so as to remain skilled in it.
    Sense id: en-in_practice-en-prep_phrase-k9iQ3oxd
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          "text": "12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift\nOn paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable."
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