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skill

/skɪl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.
  2. Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
  3. Knowledge; understanding.
  4. Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
  5. Great, excellent.
  6. To set apart; separate.
  7. To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
  8. To know; to understand.
  9. To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
  10. To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
  11. To make a difference; signify; matter.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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