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competences

noun

Meaning

  1. The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
  2. The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.
  3. The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language, as opposed to its actual use in concrete situations (performance), cf. :w:linguistic competence.
  4. A sustainable income.
  5. The legal authority to deal with a matter.
  6. The degree to which a rock is resistant to deformation or flow.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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