competency

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒmpɪtənsi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kom′pi tən sē)

Inflections of 'competency' (n): npl: competencies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•pe•ten•cy  (kom′pi tən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. Lawcompetence (defs. 1–4).
  • Medieval Latin competentia suitability, competence (Latin: proportion). See competent, -cy
  • Middle French)
  • (1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
competency / ˈkɒmpɪtənsɪ/ ( -cies)
  1. capacity to testify in a court of law; eligibility to be sworn
  2. a less common word for competence1,
'competency' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
efficiency - independence - independent

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