[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

adept \adept"\, n. l. adeptus obtained sc. artem, ?he who
   has obtained an art, p. p. of adipsci to arrive ?at, to
   obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. see apt, and cf. adapt.
   one fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient;
   as, adepts in philosophy.
   1913 webster
see also:
apt adapt 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

adept \adept"\, a.
   well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
   1913 webster

         beaus adept in everything profound.      --cowper.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

adept
     adj : having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept
           in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job";
           "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a
           proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less
           skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by
           skillful retouching" syn: expert, good, practiced,
            proficient, skillful, skilful
     n : someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field syn: ace,
         champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius,
          hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard,
          wiz
see also:
expert good practiced proficient skillful skilful 
ace champion sensation maven mavin 
virtuoso genius hotshot star superstar 
whiz whizz wizard wiz 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

118 moby thesaurus words for "adept":
   admirable crichton, daedalian, able, accomplished, adept in,
   adroit, anthroposophist, apt, artisan, artist, artistic,
   at home in, attache, authoritative, authority, bravura, brilliant,
   cabalist, clean, clever, connaisseur, connoisseur, consultant,
   coordinated, cordon bleu, crack, crack shot, crackerjack,
   craftsman, cunning, cute, dabster, daedal, dead shot, deft,
   dexterous, dextrous, diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatist,
   elder statesman, esoteric, excellent, experienced hand, expert,
   expert at, expert consultant, fancy, good, good at, goodish,
   graceful, graduate, handy, handy at, handy man, ingenious,
   journeyman, magisterial, mahatma, marksman, master, master of,
   masterful, masterly, mystagogue, mystic, neat, no mean, no slouch,
   old hand, past master, polished, politic, politician, pro,
   professional, professor, proficient, proficient in, quick,
   quite some, ready, resourceful, savant, shark, sharp, skilled,
   skilled in, skillful, slick, some, specialist, statesman,
   statesmanlike, strong in, stylish, supernaturalist, tactful,
   technical adviser, technician, the compleat, the complete,
   theosophist, transcendentalist, up on, versed, versed in, virtuoso,
   well up on, well-done, well-versed, whiz, wizard, workmanlike,
   yogi, yogin, yogist

[5] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

adept
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