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refinement

[ ri-fahyn-muhnt ]

noun

  1. fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc.
  2. an instance of refined refined feeling, manners, etc.
  3. the act or process of refining.
  4. the quality or state of being refined. refined.
  5. a subtle point or distinction.
  6. subtle reasoning.
  7. an improved, higher, or extreme form of something:

    a refinement of the old system.

  8. Mathematics. a set whose elements include the elements of a given set.


refinement

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noun

  1. the act of refining or the state of being refined
  2. a fine or delicate point, distinction, or expression; a subtlety
  3. fineness or precision of thought, expression, manners, etc; polish or cultivation
  4. a device, change, adaptation, etc, designed to improve performance or increase efficiency
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of refinement1

First recorded in 1605–15; refine + -ment
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Rather than the warm acoustical refinement of the famed Musikverein, the Vienna Philharmonic’s home, every orchestral utterance jumped out at the audience like a 3D special effect.

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Well, Mark is a refinement whiz, and we know that not only because the writers imply it given how badly Lumon wants him back at work, but because there are details hidden in plain sight.

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The innies of the macrodata refinement department spend their shifts in front of computer screens, sorting random numbers into digital bins.

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The four are part of the macrodata refinement team, or MDR, which sorts numbers on a computer screen based on their emotional response to them.

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And now, a further refinement with Scheffler adopting a 'claw' grip for shorter putts with encouraging early signs.

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