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Adept
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(if used as a substantive pronounced adept, if as an adjective adept; from Lat. adeptus, one who has attained), completely and fully acquainted with one's subject, an expert. The word implies more than acquired proficiency, a natural. inborn aptitude. In olden times an adept was one who was versed in magic, an alchemist, one who had attained the great secrets of the unknown.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Adept'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/adept.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Adept'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/adept.html. 1910.
