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WORKMANSHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skill in an occupation or trade
Synonyms:
craft; craftsmanship; workmanship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("workmanship" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; acquirement; acquisition; attainment; skill (an ability that has been acquired by training)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "workmanship"):
housecraft (skill in domestic management)
priestcraft (the skills involved in the work of a priest)
stagecraft (skill in writing or staging plays)
tradecraft (skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage)
watercraft (skill in the management of boats)
woodcraft (skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood)
Derivation:
workman (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)
