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precompetence en · NOUN

Etymology

From pre- + competence.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being precompetent; the state preceding, and leading to, competence.
    • In the second extract, the teacher formulated Anna's resistance as reported by Tonie as a prewillingness rather than unwillingness. She constructed Anna's prewillingness as founded in her precompetence, rather than incompetence. 2005, Helena Austin, Bronwyn Dwyer, Peter Freebody, Schooling the Child: The Making of Students in Classrooms: