Meaning & use
skill
The ability to do something well, usually gained through training, practice, or experience.
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Learning to play the violin well takes years of dedicated practice and skill.
Negotiating a good salary is a skill many people wish they had learned earlier.
A note on using this word
Skill often takes at or in before the activity, as in skill at cooking or skill in negotiation.
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