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English Dictionary: practiced by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
practiced
adj
  1. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
    Synonym(s): adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
  2. skillful after much practice
    Synonym(s): practiced, practised
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Practice \Prac"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Practiced}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Practicing}.] [Often written practise, practised,
      practising.]
      1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually;
            to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. [bd]Incline
            not my heart . . . practice wicked works.[b8]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Practiced \Prac"ticed\, a. [Often written practised.]
      1. Experienced; expert; skilled; as, a practiced marksman.
            [bd]A practiced picklock.[b8] --Ld. Lytton.
  
      2. Used habitually; learned by practice.
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