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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proficient  \Pro*fi"cient\,  n.  [L.  proficiens,  -entis,  p.  pr  of 
  proficere  to  go  forward,  make  progress;  pro  forward  +  facere 
  to  make  See  {Fact},  and  cf  {Profit},  (?)] 
  One  who  has  made  considerable  advances  in  any  business,  art, 
  science,  or  branch  of  learning;  an  expert;  an  adept;  as 
  proficient  in  a  trade  a  proficient  in  mathematics,  music, 
  etc 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proficient  \Pro*fi"cient\,  a. 
  Well  advanced  in  any  branch  of  knowledge  or  skill;  possessed 
  of  considerable  acquirements;  well-skilled;  versed;  adept, 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  proficient 
  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:  {adept},  {expert},  {good},  {practiced}, 
  {skillful},  {skilful}]




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