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PROFICIENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of having great facility and competence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("proficiency" is a kind of...):
competence; competency (the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually)
Derivation:
proficient (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
Example:
practice greatly improves proficiency
Synonyms:
proficiency; technique
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("proficiency" is a kind of...):
skillfulness (the state of being cognitively skillful)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proficiency"):
brushwork (an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush)
musketry (the technique of using small arms (especially in battle))
Derivation:
proficient (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude)
