refinement
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6.1
- noun
- /rɪˈfaɪnmənt/
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matiz
- Further refinement of cultural boundaries can be accomplished through the inclusion of additional cultural identifiers beyond simply vocabulary.
- further refinement
I just thought, what is the refinement of cruelty that enables you to design something like this?
- I just thought, what is the refinement of cruelty that enables you to design something like this?
Examples
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But over time you could say a kind of overtime, a kind of moral refinement set in.
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We vote not on moral refinement; we vote on plans, programs, and convictions.
Blog text (6) -
So externalization is formal refinement of language, right?
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I spotted a feminine refinement of motion and stood watching.
Fiction book (1999) -
While they saw this in terms of further judicial refinement of existing doctrine, it also speaks directly to the question of regulation in general.
Academic text (2002) -
I just thought, what is the refinement of cruelty that enables you to design something like this?
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An additional refinement came from the psychiatrist Eugene Borowitz.
Academic text (2010) -
Since then, the federal antitrust doctrines have undergone repeated refinement in the courts.
Academic text (2000) -
Isn't intellectual progress about refining our understanding of the world, wherever those refinements take place?
Blog text (25) -
The latest edition of the book provided a subtle refinement in the author's argument.
Synonyms
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3.8
A small amount that makes something a little different
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5.1
A small difference in meaning or feeling that is hard to notice
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6.8
A small important detail that is hard to notice
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7.7
A small but important difference in meaning or detail
Antonyms
How Subtle
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Refinement comes from re- 'again' and fine 'small' or 'delicate', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of making an idea 'finer' step by step. So a refinement in meaning is a small, careful change that makes an idea more precise.