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noun (capacit, ies)
  1. the ability to hold, receive or absorb
  2. a measure of such ability; volume
  3. the maximum amount that can be held
  4. capability; the ability to perform some task
  5. the maximum that can be produced
  6. mental ability; the power to learn
  7. faculty; the potential for growth and development
  8. rí´le; the position in which one functions
  9. legal authority (to make an arrest for example)
  10. electrical capacitance
adjective 
  1. filling the allotted space
Etymology: Middle English, from French capacité from Latin capacitas -itatis

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