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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
capacity
/kəˈpæsɪti/
noun1 of 2
ability to hold, involve or contain people or things
- “Man has a great capacity to adapt to environmental changes.”Tatoeba
- “The cells have the capacity to convert food into energy.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Filling the allotted space.
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