| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
refinement |
| NOUN: | 1. High style in quality, manner, or dress: quality. Informal : class. See STYLE. 2. Enlightenment and excellent taste resulting from intellectual development: civilization, cultivation, culture. See CULTURE. 3. The ability to distinguish, especially to recognize small differences or draw fine distinctions: discrimination, selectiveness, selectivity. See PRECISE. 4. The act or process of removing physical impurities: clarification, purification. See CLEAN. |
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