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Meaning of potency


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  potency
      n 1: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he
           has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given
           authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the
           state" [syn: {authority}, {authorization}, {authorisation},
           {potency}, {dominance}, {say-so}]
      2: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;
         "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn:
         {potency}, {effectiveness}, {strength}]
      3: the inherent capacity for coming into being [syn:
         {potential}, {potentiality}, {potency}]
      4: the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual
         intercourse [syn: {potency}, {potence}] [ant: {impotence},
         {impotency}]


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