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   aptitude

   /ˈaptɪtjuːd/

   noun

   • 1. a natural ability to do something: "children with an aptitude for painting and drawing"
   • ▪ a natural tendency: "the aptitude of this society to assimilate new elements"
   • 2. suitability or fitness: archaic "aptitude of expression"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin aptitudo, from aptus (see apt).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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