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   Suf·fi·cien·cy

   /səˈfiSHənsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the condition or quality of being adequate or sufficient: "the judge would rule on the sufficiency of the provocation"
   • ▪ an adequate amount of something, especially of something essential: "a sufficiency of good food"
   • ▪ self-sufficiency or independence of character, especially of an arrogant or imperious sort: "the calm sufficiency of the born leader"

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting sufficient means or wealth): from late Latin sufficientia, from the verb sufficere (see suffice).

   Scrabble Points: 24

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