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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1652
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Provection, n. [e.m.E. provection, in this sense (1660), late L. prōvectiōn-, n. of action f. prōvehere to carry forward, to advance.] Proficiency; advancement. — 1652 Urquhart Jewel 264.
Master Duncan Liddel was then of that maturity of age and provection of skil in most of the disciplines mathematical
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