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His bottom line: the greatest technology for the craft is the alphabet and language; they are being abandoned to video and a general erosion of reading and language-dependent reasoning and communication skills.

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  1. noun Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency. See Synonyms at art1.
  2. noun Skill in evasion or deception; guile.
  3. noun An occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skilled artistry.
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  • His bottom line: the greatest technology for the craft is the alphabet and language; they are being abandoned to video and a general erosion of reading and language-dependent reasoning and communication skills. —  Fragments From Floyd
  • Why did the neighbor come out at the exact time the craft was appearing overhead? —  UFO and Paranormal News
  • Also, the craft was again subject to wave action but not only that, wind unsteadiness as well. —  nourishing obscurity
  • After years of work and a shoestring budget, his craft is almost ready. —  TreeHugger
  • The tools of his craft are the thinking mind and the written word. —  BBSNews ATOM 0.3 Newsreader Feed
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

vessel ·  vehicle ·  aircraft ·  fleet ·  cruiser ·  weapon ·  machine ·  shuttle ·  creature ·  steamer ·  art ·  canoe

Used in the same contextWord Family

craft:   crafts ·  crafting ·  crafted
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old English cræft.

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  1. from Middle English craft, cræft, creft, power, skill, cunning, guile (sense of ‘vessel’ not-found), from Anglo-Saxon cræft, power, skill, etc., rarely a vessel, = Old Saxon kraft = OFries. kreft = Dutch kracht = Old High German chraft, Middle High German G. kraft = Icelandic kraptr, kraftr = Swedish Danish kraft, power, might, great force, skill; root unknown.
  2. from Middle English craften, play tricks, also attain (as by skill), from craft, n.
 

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