deficiences (C1)
noun
Definition
deficiences means (obsolete) Deficiency. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses deficiences to mean (obsolete) Deficiency.
The teacher asked students to find deficiences in the reading.
How to Use deficiences
- a/the deficiences (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a deficiences."
- deficiences in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked deficiences in context before translating it."
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