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Definition of Fluency
1. Noun. Powerful and effective language. "His oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"
Generic synonyms: Expressive Style, Style
Derivative terms: Eloquent, Fluent
2. Noun. Skillfulness in speaking or writing.
3. Noun. The quality of being facile in speech and writing.
Generic synonyms: Communicativeness
Derivative terms: Articulate, Fluent, Voluble
Definition of Fluency
1. n. The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility.
Definition of Fluency
1. Noun. The quality of smoothness of flow ¹
2. Noun. (linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language. ¹
3. Noun. The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fluency
1. the quality of being fluent [n -CIES]
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Literary usage of Fluency
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1. Becoming a Literacy Leader: Supporting Learning and Changeby Jennifer Allen by Jennifer Allen (2006)
""Reading fluency assessment and instruction: What why and how? ... This article
provides the theoretical background for reading fluency and why it is an ..."
2. Practice with Purpose: Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6by Debbie Diller by Debbie Diller (2005)
"How This Station Supports fluency Giving readers opportunities to read for a
sustained period of time helps them practice reading fluently if they are ..."
3. Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography by John Fiske, James Grant Wilson (1898)
"He read ten languages with fluency, was a philologist, geologist, botanist, musician,
... He wrote with a sort of natural fluency which approached nearer to ..."
4. A New Manual of Method by Alfred Hezekiah Garlick (1896)
"fluency.—Certain mechanical conditions are essential for fluency. The type must
be good, the light abundant without glare, good eyesight, and a comfortable ..."
5. Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to ...by Bonnie B. Armbruster by Bonnie B. Armbruster (2002)
"Research, however; has not yet confirmed whether independent silent reading with
minimal guidance or feedback improves reading achievement and fluency. ..."
6. Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All by Debbie Diller (2007)
"fluency includes decoding accurately, reading rate, expression, intonation,
phrasing, pacing, and pausing. Reflection Questions for Professional ..."
7. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"his fluency injured a style that was by nature 'masculine and sinewy' (cf.
PHILIP KIM.'s Surf rit,1606; ..."
8. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1907)
"and fluency of Speech, & a thorough Master of his trade, tho' at the same time
very impudent and saucy, yet he was a rascal, & could not at the end of ..."
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