precompetence

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English

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ competence.

Noun

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precompetence (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being precompetent; the state preceding, and leading to, competence.
    • 2005, Helena Austin, Bronwyn Dwyer, Peter Freebody, Schooling the Child: The Making of Students in Classrooms:
      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.
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