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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions efficient adjective  Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy. An process would automate all the routine work. Using a particular proportion of available energy. The motor is only 20% at that temperature. Etymology: wikipedia:1398, 1398, "making," from Latin efficientem (nominative efficiens), preposition of efficere "work out, accomplish" (see effect). Meaning "productive, skilled" is from wikipedia:1787, 1787. Efficiency apartment is first recorded wikipedia:1930, 1930, American English. <ref>Wikipedia:Online Etymology Dictionary, Online Etymology Dictionary http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=efficient&searchmode=none</ref>      Full Definition of efficient  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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