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competency

/ˈkɑm.pə.tən.si/ noun C1
  1. The ability to perform some task; competence. (countable, uncountable)
  2. An individual's capacity to understand the nature and implications of their legal rights and obligations. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure. (countable, uncountable)

Plural competencies

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“Oh, as for the composition of the letter, there is nothing to be said; but as regards the competency of the document, I certainly have doubts.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 476 · C1

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