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| com·pe·tence [ kómpət'nss ] |
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1. ability: the ability to do something well, measured against a standard, especially ability acquired through experience or training
  People began to question her competence as a teacher.
I don't doubt his scientific competence for a moment.
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2. sufficient income: income that is enough to live on
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3. law state of being legally qualified: acceptance by a court as legally qualified to be a party or witness
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4. linguistics language knowledge: knowledge of a language that enables somebody to speak and understand it.
See also performance (sense 6) parolen (sense 5)
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5. embryology ability of cell to specialize: the ability of embryonic cells to respond to an outside stimulus in a way that affects their development into specialized tissue
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