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Definition of: capacity
(kə·pas′ə·tē) noun plural ·ties
1. Ability to receive or contain; cubic extent; carrying power or space.
2. Adequate mental power to receive, understand, etc.; also, ability; talent; capability.
3. Specific position, character, or office.
4. Legal qualification.
5. Electr. a Capacitance. b The output of an electric generator. See synonyms under ABILITY, POWER. [<F capacité <L capacitas, -tatis <capax. See CAPACIOUS.]
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