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ap⋅ti⋅tude

  [ap-ti-tood, -tyood]
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–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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME (< MF) < LL aptitūdō. See apt, -i-, -tude

Related forms:
ap⋅ti⋅tu⋅di⋅nal, adjective
ap⋅ti⋅tu⋅di⋅nal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. predilection, proclivity, bent, gift, faculty. 2. acumen. 3. appropriateness.
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ap·ti·tude   (āp'tĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')   
n.  

  1. An inherent ability, as for learning; a talent: an aptitude for mathematics. See Synonyms at ability.

  2. Archaic The condition or quality of being suitable; appropriateness.


[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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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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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