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fluency

English

Etymology

From Late Latin fluentia. Cognate with French fluence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?flu??nsi/

Noun

fluency (countable and uncountable, plural fluencies)

  1. The quality of smoothness of flow.
  2. (linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language.
  3. The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes

Derived terms

  • dysfluency

Translations

References

  • fluency in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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proficiency

English

Etymology

From Latin proficientem, from proficere.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pr??fiSH?ns?, IPA(key): /p???f???nsi/

Noun

proficiency (countable and uncountable, plural proficiencies)

  1. Ability, skill, competence.
    a test of proficiency in English
    to attain (or to reach) proficiency

Synonyms

  • ability
  • command
  • competence
  • skill
  • See also Thesaurus:skill

Translations

Further reading

  • proficiency in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • “proficiency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.

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