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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The condition or quality of being sufficient; sufficiency. countable, obsolete, uncountable
2. 2
   Capability; competence. countable, obsolete, uncountable

   "He speaketh of the sufficience of the minde and of internall qualities."

Synonyms

All synonyms

adequacysufficiencysufficiency

Example

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"He speaketh of the sufficience of the minde and of internall qualities."

Etymology

From Old French sufficience, from Late Latin sufficientia.

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