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aptitude

noun
/ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from aptus
  2. derived from aptitudo
  3. derived from aptitude

Definitions

  1. A natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

    • She showed an early aptitude for mathematics.
    • The test measures a student’s aptitude for language learning.

  2. The condition of being suitable.

The neighborhood

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