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4 definitions found 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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