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perficient
[ per-fish-uhnt ]
adjective
- Archaic. accomplishing or achieving something; actually and fully effective.
- a misspelling of proficient.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of perficient1
First recorded in 1640–50, for an earlier sense; from Latin perficient-, stem of perficiēns, equivalent to per per- ( def ) + fic-, combining form of facere “to make, do” + -ent -ent ( def ); efficient ( def )
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