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Skill

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(n.) Knowledge; understanding.

(2):

(n.) Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.

(3):

(n.) Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.

(4):

(n.) The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude; as, the skill of a mathematician, physician, surgeon, mechanic, etc.

(5):

(v. i.) To make a difference; to signify; to matter; - used impersonally.

(6):

(n.) Any particular art.

(7):

(v. t.) To know; to understand.

(8):

(v. i.) To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Skill'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/skill.html. 1828.
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