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competence
- 1) noun, the condition of being capable; ability
- 2) noun, a sufficient income to live on
- 3) noun, the state of being legally competent or qualified
- 4) noun, embryol the ability of embryonic tissues to react to external conditions in a way that influences subsequent development
- 5) noun, linguistics (in transformational grammar) the form of the human language faculty, independent of its psychological embodiment in actual human beings. Compare performance, langue, parole
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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talent, ability, skill, capacity, expertise, proficient, competent, capability, fitness, adequate, appropriate