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   refinement

   /rɪˈfʌɪnm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance: "the refinement of uranium" Similar purificationrefiningclarifyingclarificationcleansingstrainingsiftingfilteringfiltrationrarefactiondistillationconcentrationprocessingtreatmenttreatingtechnical:rectificationOpposite adulteration
   • ▪ the improvement or clarification of something by the making of small changes: "this gross figure needs considerable refinement" Similar improvementperfectionpolishinghoningfine-tuningtouching uprevisioneditingcopy-editingcompletionfinishingfinishing offthe final/finishing touchescrowningconsummationinformal:tweaking
   • ▪ cultured elegance in behaviour or manner: "her carefully cultivated veneer of refinement" Similar styleelegancefinessepolishfinishsophisticationurbanitycivilitypolitenessgracegraciousnesscourtlinessgood mannersgood breedinggentilitycultivationculturetastediscriminationhumorous:couthpolitesse
   • ▪ sophisticated and superior good taste: "the refinement of Hellenistic art"

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