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proficiency.

Ability, skill, competence.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/
  1. Ability, skill, competence.

    countable · uncountable
    to attain (or to reach) proficiency
    a test of proficiency in English
Where this word comes from

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

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