proficiency

(prə-fĭsh'ən-sē)
n., pl., -cies.
The state or quality of being proficient; competence.

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noun

Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity: ability, adeptness, art, command, craft, expertise, expertness, knack, mastery, skill, technique. Informal know-how. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.

n

Definition: ability, skillfulness
Antonyms: clumsiness, inability, incompetence, ineptness

IN BRIEF: The state of being able to do something very well.

They had to take a proficiency test before they got their license to drive.

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