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noncompetence

noncompetence noun: the state or condition of being noncompetent.

Noun

noncompetence (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being noncompetent.

Origin of noncompetence

From non- + competence.

Questions about noncompetence

What does noncompetence mean?
Noncompetence means the state or condition of being noncompetent.
What part of speech is noncompetence?
Noncompetence is a noun.

Words near noncompetence in the dictionary

  1. noncompensation
  2. noncompensatory
  3. noncompete
  4. noncompete clause
  5. noncompete clauses
  6. noncompetence
  7. noncompetency
  8. noncompetent
  9. noncompetes
  10. noncompeting
  11. noncompetition

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