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expertise

/ˌɛk.spɚˈtiːz/
ex · per · tise
Adverb:expertly
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Adjective:expert
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expertise Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

High-level skill, specialized knowledge, or authoritative competence in a particular field.

Example

"The engineering firm was hired for its extensive expertise in renewable energy systems."

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• Rhymes for expertise

• Nearby Words

experimentation
experimenter
expert
expertise
expertly
expertness
expirable

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 19th century from French expertise ('expert assessment or skill'), derived from expert, which comes from Latin expertus ('tried, proved, known by experience'), the past participle of experiri ('to try, test').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Expertise. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/expertise
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