refinement
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
they performed with great polish
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- perfection hypernym
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Sense 2 noun
the result of improving something
he described a refinement of this technique
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- improvement hypernym
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Sense 3 noun
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
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- processing hypernym
- rectification hyponym
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Sense 4 noun
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
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- meaning hypernym
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- refine derivation
Sense 5 noun
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
a man of intellectual refinement
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- excellence hypernym
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- civilize derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | polish up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fine-tune |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | civilize |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | perfection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rarify |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fine-tune |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | improvement |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rectify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | refine |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | distill |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | processing |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rectification |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | refine |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | meaning |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | civilize |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | excellence |