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the physical or mental power to do something
- questioned his competence to finish the task without help
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“Competence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/competence. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of competence was circa 1640
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