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Fluency — (also called volubility and loquaciousness) is the property of a person or of a system that delivers information quickly and with expertise. peech and Language PathologyFluency is a speech and language pathology term that means the smoothness or… … Wikipedia
Fluency — Flu en*cy, n. [L. fluentia: cf. F. fluence. See {Fluent}.] The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility. [1913 Webster] The art of expressing with fluency and perspicuity. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluency — [flo͞o′ən sē] n. 〚LL fluentia < L fluens: see FLUENT〛 the quality or condition of being fluent, esp. in speech or writing * * * See fluent. * * * … Universalium
fluency — index facility (easiness), parlance, skill Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fluency — (n.) 1620s, abundance, later smooth and easy flow (1630s), from FLUENT (Cf. fluent) + CY (Cf. cy). Replaced earlier fluence (c.1600) … Etymology dictionary
fluency — [flo͞o′ən sē] n. [LL fluentia < L fluens: see FLUENT] the quality or condition of being fluent, esp. in speech or writing … English World dictionary
fluency — n. 1) to acquire fluency 2) to demonstrate, display fluency 3) fluency in (fluency in a foreign language) 4) fluency to + inf. (she has enough fluency to order a meal in English) * * * [ fluːənsɪ] display fluency to acquire fluency to demonstrate … Combinatory dictionary
fluency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ oral, verbal ▪ reading VERB + FLUENCY ▪ achieve, acquire, develop ▪ … Collocations dictionary
fluency — UK [ˈfluːənsɪ] / US [ˈfluənsɪ] noun [singular/uncountable] 1) the ability to speak a foreign language very well The job requires fluency in Spanish. 2) a clear and confident way of expressing yourself without seeming to make an effort He writes… … English dictionary
fluency — fluent ► ADJECTIVE 1) speaking or writing in an articulate and natural manner. 2) (of a language) used easily and accurately. 3) smoothly graceful and easy: a runner in fluent motion. 4) able to flow freely; fluid. DERIVATIVES fluency noun… … English terms dictionary
Fluency Voice Technology — Infobox Company company name = Fluency Voice Technology company company type = Privately held company slogan = foundation = 1998 location city = London and Philadelphia location country = UK and USA industry = Enterprise Speech Technology, Call… … Wikipedia
