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aptitude

Pronunciation: /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/

The English word “aptitude” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
  2. The condition of being suitable.

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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