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kan

nounquality

natural skill or aptitude for tasks

A person's natural or acquired talent or aptitude for doing something; a particular flair for a task.

Example in use

She hae a kan fer fixin' nets.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KAN/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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