competency
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒm.pə.tən.si/
The English word “competency” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- The ability to perform some task; competence.
- An individual's capacity to understand the nature and implications of their legal rights and obligations.
- Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
- A sufficient supply of something.
- A sustainable income.
Etymology
From Late Latin competentia. Doublet of competence.
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