experience
• noun 1 practical contact with and observation of facts or events. 2 knowledge or skill acquired over time. 3 an event or occurrence which leaves an impression on one. • verb 1 encounter or undergo (an event or occurrence). 2 feel (an emotion). — ORIGIN Latin experientia, from experiri ‘try’.
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