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Competency
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- At a minimum, extensive competency evaluations should be done before juveniles are transferred, he said.
- His lawyers, however, could challenge such a finding and demand a full competency hearing.
- State accreditation needs a large boost in funding and competency.
Collins
World English Dictionary
| competency (ˈkɒmpɪtənsɪ) | |
| —n , pl -cies | |
| 1. | law capacity to testify in a court of law; eligibility to be sworn |
| 2. | competence a less common word for competence |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
competency
c.1600, "sufficiency to satisfy the wants of life," from L. competentia "meeting together, agreement, symmetry," from competens, prp. of competere (see compete). Meaning "sufficiency of qualification" is recorded from 1797.
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