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proficiency

pro·fi·ciency

UK/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/ US/prʌˈfɪʃʌnsi/ rare

noun

1.

the quality of having great facility and competence

2.

skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

  • “practice greatly improves proficiency”
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Origin

From proficient or its etymon, Latin prōficiēns (present participle of prōficiō), + -ency.

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