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Expertise n. expert skill or knowledge; expertness.
Expert n. 1. a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority. 2. U.S. Milt. the highest rating in rifle marksmanship. -adj. 3. possessing special skill or knowledge; trained by practice; skillful or skilled [often fol. by in or at]: an expert driver; to be expert at driving a car. 4. pertaining to, coming from, or characteristic of an expert: expert work, expert advice. [ME < L expert(us), ptp. of expert to try, EXPERIENCE.] -Syn. 1. master. 2. experienced, proficient, adroit. -Ant. 1. novice. 3. inept.
[Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House, 1968.]
Expertise n [F, fr. MF, expertness, fr. experi] [1868] 1: expert opinion or commentary 2: the skill of an expert
Expertize vi [1889]: to give a professinal o pinion usu . after careful stu dy -vt: to examine and give expert judgment on
1 Expert adj [14c] 1 obs: Experienced 2: having, involving , or displalying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience -syn see Proficient
2 Expert n [1535]: one with the special skill or knowledge representing mastery of a particular subject
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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