PROFICIENCE
\pɹəfˈɪʃəns], \pɹəfˈɪʃəns], \p_ɹ_ə_f_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of PROFICIENCE
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- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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pr[=o]-fish'ens, n. state of being proficient: improvement in anything: advancement--also PROFI'CIENCY.--adj. PROFI'CIENT, competent: well skilled: thoroughly qualified.--n. one who has made considerable advancement in anything: an adept: an expert.--adv. PROFI'CIENTLY. [L. proficiens, -entis, pr.p. of profic[)e]re, to make progress--pro, forward, fac[)e]re, to make.]
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