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Proficient vs Intermediae - What's the difference?

proficient | intermediae |

As nouns the difference between proficient and intermediae

is that proficient is an expert while intermediae is (zoology) the middle pair of tail feathers, or middle rectrices.

As an adjective proficient

is good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

proficient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
    • He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.
  • * 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
    • By constant playing and experimenting with these he learned to tie rude knots, and make sliding nooses; and with these he and the younger apes amused themselves. What Tarzan did they tried to do also, but he alone originated and became proficient .

    Synonyms

    * (good at) skilled, fluent, practiced

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expert.

    • Synonyms

    * (expert) expert; see also

    Related terms

    * profit * profitability * profitable * profiteer * proficiency

    External links

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    intermediae

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (zoology) The middle pair of tail feathers, or middle rectrices.
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