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competence

/ˈkɒmpətəns/
noun
  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.

Synonymsability, aptitude, competency, knack, nous, savoir-faire
Antonymsinability, incompetence, ineptitude

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