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adept.

Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈdɛpt/Received-Pronunciation, US/ˈæd.ɛpt/Received-Pronunciation, US
  1. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der. Proto-Italic *apjō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin apīscor Latin adipīscor Latin adeptusbor. French adeptebor. English adept Borrowed from French adepte, from Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”), the past participle of adipisci (“to attain”).

noun/ˈæd.ɛpt/Received-Pronunciation, US/ædˈɛpt/Received-Pronunciation, US
  1. One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient

    adepts in philosophy
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der. Proto-Italic *apjō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin apīscor Latin adipīscor Latin adeptusbor. French adeptebor. English adept Borrowed from French adepte, from Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”), the past participle of adipisci (“to attain”).

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