proficiency

[pruh-fish-uhn-see]

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noun

the state of being proficient; skill; expertness: proficiency in music.

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Origin:
1535–45; < Latin prōfici(ēns) proficient + -ency

Related forms

o·ver·pro·fi·cien·cy, noun

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proficient (prəˈfɪʃənt)

—*adj*
1.	having great facility (in an art, occupation, etc); skilled

—n
2.	an archaic word for an expert

[C16: from Latin prōficere to make progress, from pro-¹ + facere to make]

pro'ficiency

—n

pro'ficiently

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

proficiency

1540s, probably from L. proficientem (nom. proficiens), prp. of proficere "accomplish, make progress, be useful," from pro- "forward" + root of facere "to make" (see factitious).