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potency   (TTS Sound)

The noun potency has 4 senses

• authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so -- (the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state")


• potency, effectiveness, strength -- (capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks")


• potential, potentiality, potency -- (the inherent capacity for coming into being)


• potency, potence -- (the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse)