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perficient

[ per-fish-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. Archaic. accomplishing or achieving something; actually and fully effective.
  2. a misspelling of proficient.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of perficient1

First recorded in 1640–50, for an earlier sense; from Latin perficient-, stem of perficiēns, equivalent to per per- ( def ) + fic-, combining form of facere “to make, do” + -ent -ent ( def ); efficient ( def )

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