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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adept \A*dept"\, n. [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), ?he who
has obtained an art, p. p. of adipsci to arrive ?at, to
obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See {Apt}, and cf {Adapt}.]
One fully skilled or well versed in anything a proficient;
as adepts in philosophy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adept \A*dept"\, a.
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
Beaus adept in everything profound. --Cowper.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
adept
adj : having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept
in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job";
"a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a
proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less
skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by
skillful retouching" [syn: {expert}, {good}, {practiced},
{proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}]
n : someone who is very highly skilled [syn: {ace}, {sensation},
{maven}, {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {whiz},
{whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
ADEPT
Administrative Data Entry for Processing Transmission (mil., USA)
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