proficiency

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin proficientem, from proficere.

[edit] Noun

proficiency (plural proficiencies)

1. Ability, skill, competence.
   • Proficiency in English
   • To attain (or to reach) proficiency
2. Knowledge.

[edit] Synonyms

• ability
• skill
• competence
• See also Wikisaurus:skill

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• proficiency in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• “proficiency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.