Means and Practice

Means

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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Practice and means are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Practice" instead a noun "Means".

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

Practice noun - A private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance.

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Means and practice are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Means" instead a noun "Practice".

human	human means	human practice
old	old means	old practice
good	good means	good practice
best	best means	best practice
Other adjectives: similar, normal, usual, common, regular, standard, legal, dubious, popular, actual, real, little, acceptable, easy, new, traditional, less, magical.

As for what that means in practice, it apparently means whatever Yukari wants it to mean.

Source: Rule of Two
An alternate origin could be the Japanese otaku practice of proclaiming a female (or male) character "ore no yome", which means exactly the same thing.

Source: Memes / Anime
Similarly, Tales of Hearts gives its characters a system where TP regenerates effectively forever, (it makes sense in practice), which means that the Flame Gun spell can effectively be spammed.

Source: Videogame Flamethrowers Suck

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