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pratique
pratique, a certificate given to a ship when it arrives from a foreign port when the port health officer at the port of arrival is satisfied that the health of all on board is good and that there are no cases of notifiable diseases in the ship. A ship remains in quarantine on arrival in port until it has been granted its certificate of pratique.
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"pratique." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pratique." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-pratique.html "pratique." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-pratique.html |
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pratique licence to a ship to hold intercourse with a port after quarantine, etc. XVII. — (O)F. pratique practice, intercourse, corr. to or — It. pratica — medL. practica, sb. use of practicus PRACTICAL.
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T. F. HOAD. "pratique." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "pratique." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pratique.html T. F. HOAD. "pratique." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pratique.html |
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pratique præˈtēk n. permission granted to a ship to have dealings with a port, given after quarantine or on showing a clean bill of health.
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"pratique." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pratique." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pratique.html "pratique." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pratique.html |
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pratique
pratique •antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak
•stickybeak • grosbeak • houseleek
•forepeak • technospeak • newspeak
•doublespeak • hairstreak • tugrik
•fenugreek • Realpolitik • Ostpolitik
•pipsqueak • workweek
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"pratique." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pratique." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pratique.html "pratique." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pratique.html |
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