competence
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
competence /ˈkɒmpɪtəns/ (also competency)
▶noun
- 1 the quality or extent of being competent.
■ Linguistics a person's subconscious knowledge of the rules governing the formation of speech in their first language.
Often contrasted with performance.■ Biology & Medicine effective performance of the normal function.
- 2 dated an income large enough to live on.
'competence' also found in these Oxford entries:
capacity
- licentiate
- literacy
- performance
- professional
- professionalism
- valency
- workmanlike
