Added 9 October 2026
competency
/ˈkɒm.pə.tən.si/ noun
Latin root: competentia Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about competency at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- 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.
Origin
From Late Latin competentia. Doublet of competence.
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