competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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in·tro·duc·tion
 (  n  tr  -d  k  sh n)
KEY
NOUN:
- The act or process of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
- Something recently introduced; an innovation:
"He loathed a fork; it is a modern introduction which has still scarcely reached common people"
(D.H. Lawrence).
- Something spoken, written, or otherwise presented in beginning or introducing something, especially:
- A preface, as to a book.
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Music
A short preliminary passage in a larger movement or work.
- A basic introductory text or course of study.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English introduccioun, from Old French introduction, from Latin intr ducti
, intrductin-, from intrductus, past participle of intrd cere, to bring in ; see
introduce
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