From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Adept \A*dept"\, n. [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), ?he who
has obtained an art, p. p. of adipsci to arrive ?at, to
obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See {Apt}, and cf. {Adapt}.]
One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient;
as, adepts in philosophy.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Adept \A*dept"\, a.
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
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Beaus adept in everything profound. --Cowper.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adept
adj 1: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;
"adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert
job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a
proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less
skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful
retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {good}, {practiced},
{proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}]
n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace},
{adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin},
{virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar},
{whiz}, {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]:
ADEPT
Administrative Data Entry for Processing Transmission (mil., USA)
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
adept /adɛpt/
1. acolyte; adherent
2. adept
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