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An improvement or enhancement of something by making changes
“They have assisted in the development and refinement of the final report by providing responses to their reading of the first drafts.”
The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance
“I detailed what progress was being made on the tools and machinery, how refinement of superior metals was coming along, and the construction of blast furnaces and prototype pumps for the Bessemer converters.”
Cultured elegance in behavior or manner
“Besides being almost perfectly beautiful, there is a grace, a delicacy, a feminine refinement in her manner.”
Skill or diplomacy in dealing with others or with difficult issues
“The English, not deeming themselves bound by the law of nations to such refinement when dealing with weak enemies, offered them battle the next morning.”
Great skill in a given field
“Wilde's comedies show a gradual refinement in his ability to use the form as a vehicle for his extraordinary wit.”
A sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development
An advancement in progress or development
The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning
The act or process of being transformed into a different form
A minor or fine distinction or detail
To act of adjusting to a particular specification or requirement
The quality of being luxurious or opulent
The action or process of reforming or making changes to something
The process of making a revision or correction to a text
Regularity, restraint
Fineness or intricacy of texture or structure
Tact and gentleness
Act of sensitizing
Something considered a (nonessential) luxury, typically expensive
Something attributive that is pleasing to the senses
A concentrated form or essence of something
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