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competente.

competent (having sufficient skill, knowledge or qualifications)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/kõ.peˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/kõ.pɨˈtẽ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. competent (having sufficient skill, knowledge or qualifications)

    feminine · masculine
  2. competent (adequate for the purpose)

    feminine · masculine
  3. competent (having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin competentem, present participle of competō (“to meet; to coincide; to agree”).

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