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Aptitude

//ˈæptɪˌtjuːd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill. countable, uncountable

    "She showed an early aptitude for mathematics."

  2. 2
    inherent ability wordnet
  3. 3
    The condition of being suitable. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French aptitude, from Medieval Latin aptitudo, from Latin aptus (“apt, fit”). By surface analysis, apt + -itude. Doublet of attitude.

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