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English noun: proficiency

1. proficiency (attribute) the quality of having great facility and competence


Broader (hypernym)competence, competency

2. proficiency (cognition) skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity


SamplesPractice greatly improves proficiency.


Synonymstechnique


Broader (hypernym)skillfulness


Narrower (hyponym)brushwork, musketry









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