Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRO-FI'CIENT
PRO-FI'CIENCE, or PRO-FI'CIEN-CYPRO-FI'CIENT-LY
PRO-FI'CIENT, n.
One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science or branch of learning; as, a proficient in a trade or occupation; a proficient in mathematics, in anatomy, in music, &c.
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