Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Competence.
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- n. A sufficient supply (of).
- n. A sustainable income
- n. The ability to perform some task; competence.
- n. Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
- n. implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Etymologies
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Examples
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They both use technology extensively, but their core competency is producing content to attract an audience and then selling display ads against that audience.
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Language competency is the direct result of our ability to make correct inferences – to fill in the gaps left by writers and speakers.
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Thomas Friedman, the New York Times columnist, recently wrote that America's core competency is its ability to attract, develop and unleash creative talent.
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Even Facebook's attempt to compete with Foursquare appears to be off to a slow start, and Facebook's core competency is a lot closer to Foursquare's than Google's is.
Henry Blodget: Google Needs to Buy Foursquare Now, Before It's too Late
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While we do find him wrong on some major issues, his competency is unquestionable.
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So obviously the speed of my rising cultural competency is shocking. from → Uncategorized
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And, in fact, anything that he has said since his original interrogation can not be deemed as reliable because his psychological competency is in such question.
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Still bitter? the weight of competency is indeed a bit unnerving for some — clay - Brooklyn NY
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That definition comes more from the notion that an important role or competency is the role or competency upon which success “pivots.”
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It isn't a matter of loyalty to Mr. Gonzales; the Attorney General's judgment and competency is beside the point.
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