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   fluency

   /ˈfluːənsi/

   noun

   • 1. the quality or condition of being fluent. Similar fluidityflowsmoothnesseffortlessnesseasenaturalnessgracegracefulnesseleganceregularityrhythmrhythmicityrare:flowingnessOpposite jerkiness
   • ▪ the ability to speak or write a foreign language easily and accurately: "fluency in Spanish is essential" Similar articulacyfacilityability to speak or write … easily and accuratelycommand of
   • ▪ the ability to express oneself easily and articulately. Similar eloquencearticulacyarticulatenessexpressivenesscommunicativenesscoherencecogencyintelligibilitycomprehensibilitylucidityvividnesspersuasivenessglibnessvolubilityOpposite inarticulacy

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin fluentia, from fluere ‘to flow’.

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