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ap⋅ti⋅tude
[ap-ti-tood, -tyood] 
tɪˌtud
–noun
| 1. | capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: She has a special aptitude for mathematics. |
| 2. | readiness or quickness in learning; intelligence: He was placed in honors classes because of his general aptitude. |
| 3. | the state or quality of being apt; special fitness. |
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| ap·ti·tude (āp'tĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd') n.
[Middle English, tendency, from Late Latin aptitūdō, aptitude, from Latin aptus, apt; see apt.] ap'ti·tu'di·nal (-tōōd'n-əl, -tyōōd'-) adj., ap'ti·tu'di·nal·ly adv. |
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Aptitude
Apt"i*tude\, n. [F. aptitude, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus. See Apt, and cf. Attitude.]1. A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn. He seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops. --Macaulay. 2. A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation. That sociable and helpful aptitude which God implanted between man and woman. --Milton. 3. Readiness in learning; docility; aptness. He was a boy of remarkable aptitude. --Macaulay.
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Language Translation for : aptitude
Spanish:
aptitud, habilidad, facilidad para,
German:
die Begabung,
Japanese:
適性
aptitude
1548, "quality of being fit for a purpose or position," from L.L. aptitudo (gen. aptitudinis) "fitness," from L. aptus "joined, fitted" (see apt).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ap·ti·tude
Pronunciation: 'ap-t&-"t(y)üd
Function: noun
: a natural or acquired capacity or ability; especially : a tendency, capacity, or inclination to learn or understand
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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