proficiency

proficiency
/preuh fish"euhn see/, n.
the state of being proficient; skill; expertness: proficiency in music.
[1535-45; < L profici(ens) PROFICIENT + -ENCY]

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  • Proficiency — Proficience Pro*fi cience, Proficiency Pro*fi cien*cy, n. The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Proficiency — Das Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (kurz CPE, häufig auch Proficiency) ist die anspruchsvollste der Englisch Prüfungen der Universität Cambridge. Im Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen des Europarats entspricht das CPE der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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