Etymology

fluency

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Today it means: The quality of smoothness of flow. Full definition →

Late Latin fluentia
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromfluentia
  2. English todayfluency

From Late Latin fluentia, equivalent to fluent + -cy. Cognate with French fluence.

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