fluency
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the quality of being fluent or proficient in the spoken or written use of a language, especially a language other than one's first.
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the ability to express oneself confidently, comfortably, and without hesitation in conversation or discussion; volubility.
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Do you have a way with words? Can you speak and write easily? Then you have fluency. Fluency is a type of smoothness used most often when talking about language. You could study a language — like Spanish — for years and not really gain fluency. To have fluency — in other words, to be fluent — takes a lot of practice. Fluency can't be achieved overnight. That kind of expert use of language takes time, and it helps if you get a chance to visit a country where they speak the language you're learning.
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Fluency with today’s AI tools can also prepare students for the next generation of technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
Fluency is Captain's cultural currency as an interpreter, an intermediary and a spy.
From Salon • May 12, 2024
Fluency took another decade, and even now, almost 40 years later, I still make verb-tense mistakes.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023
A few randomized trials, including one published this month in the Journal of Fluency Disorders, also suggest brain stimulation can benefit people who stutter.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 22, 2022
Fluency in itself does not possess sufficient value to justify the expenditure of recitation time.
From The Teaching of History by Hartwell, E. C. (Ernest Clark)
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