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aptitude
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
aptitude
(noun)
aptitude
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æptəˌtuːd/
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ˈ
æptəˌtjuːd/
noun
plural
aptitudes
aptitude
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æptəˌtuːd/
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æptəˌtjuːd/
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aptitudes
Britannica Dictionary definition of APTITUDE
:
a natural ability to do something or to learn something
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The new test is supposed to measure the
aptitudes
of the students.
Anyone who can speak five languages obviously has a great natural
aptitude
for (learning) languages.
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She's shown great natural
aptitude for
(learning) languages.
a test of
aptitude
= an
aptitude test
[=a test that is designed to show how easily someone will be able to learn certain skills]
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