competence

One entry found for competence.

Main Entry: com·pe·tence
Pronunciation: 'käm-p&-t&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 : a sufficiency of means for the necessities and conveniences of life <provided his family with a comfortable competence -- Rex Ingamells>
2 : the quality or state of being competent : as a : the properties of an embryonic field that enable it to respond in a characteristic manner to an organizer b : readiness of bacteria to undergo genetic transformation
3 : the knowledge that enables a person to speak and understand a language -- compare PERFORMANCE 6