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potency

/ˈpəʊtənsi/ noun C1
  1. Power, authority. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The ability or capacity to perform something (countable, uncountable)
  3. Sexual virility: the ability to become erect or achieve orgasm. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Concentration; strength (countable, uncountable)
  5. Potentiality, ability, capacity. (countable, uncountable)
  6. Cardinality. (countable, dated, uncountable)

Plural potencies

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Excuses have absolutely no place in this paradigm, as attempting to contextualize the behavior inevitably dilutes the potency of the remorse.
The Art of the Apology, p. 1 · C2

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