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| com·pe·tent [ kómpət'nt ] |
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1. able: having enough skill or ability to do something well
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2. adequate: good enough or suitable for something
  The graphics test showed the printer to be competent, but no more.
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3. law legally capable: accepted by a court as legally qualified to be a party or witness
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4. medicine biology functioning normally: able to function normally, especially in response to an antigen
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin competent-, present participle of competere (see compete)] |
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| com·pe·tent·ly adverb |
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