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Definition of: adept
(ə·dept′) adjective
Highly skillful; proficient.
—ad·ept (ad′ept, ə·dept′) noun
1. One fully skilled in any art; an expert.
2. Archaic An alchemist who professed to have discovered how to convert base metals into gold. [<L adeptus having attained, pp. of adipisci attain < ad- to + apisci get]
—a·dept′ly adverb
—a·dept′ness noun
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