English Dictionary: potency | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Potency \Po"ten*cy\, n. [L. potentia, from potens, -entis, potent. See {Potent}, and cf. {Potance}, {Potence}, {Puissance}.] The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence. [bd]Drugs of potency.[b8] --Hawthorne. A place of potency and away o' the state. --Shak. |