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potency

Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊtənsi/

The English word “potency” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Power, authority.
  2. The ability or capacity to perform something
  3. Sexual virility: the ability to become erect or achieve orgasm.
  4. Concentration; strength
  5. Potentiality, ability, capacity.
  6. Cardinality.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin potentia. Doublet of Potenza.

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