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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRefinement
/rɪˈfaɪnmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance.
"The refinement of crude oil produces various usable fuels." - 2
Cultivated manners, elegance, and good taste.
"Her speech and deportment showed great refinement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'refine', combining 're-' with 'fine' (from Latin 'finis' meaning end/limit, later 'finished' or 'pure'), via Old French and Middle English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Refinement" is said worldwide
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raffinement
Transliteration: raffinement
"Ce plat montre un grand raffinement."
Verfeinerung
Transliteration: Verfeinerung
"Die Verfeinerung des Prozesses dauerte Monate."
raffinatezza
Transliteration: raffinatezza
"La sua casa è arredata con grande raffinatezza."
refinamiento
Transliteration: refinamiento
"El refinamiento del azúcar requiere varios pasos."
refinamento
Transliteration: refinamento
"O refinamento do produto melhorou suas vendas."
परिष्करण
Transliteration: parishkaran
"कच्चे तेल का परिष्करण एक जटिल प्रक्रिया है।"
精炼
Transliteration: jīngliàn
"这项技术的精炼提高了生产效率。"
정제
Transliteration: jeongje
"설탕의 정제 과정은 매우 까다롭습니다."
洗練
Transliteration: senren
"彼の文章には独特の洗練がある。"
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