competence
com·pe·tence
noun
1.
the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French compétence, from Late Latin competentia. Doublet of competency.
Phrases
- communicative competence
- competence porn
- core competence
- emotional competence
- Gillick competence
- strategic competence
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