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perfection

[ per-fek-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
  2. the highest degree of proficiency, skill, or excellence, as in some art.
  3. a perfect embodiment or example of something.
  4. a quality, trait, or feature of the highest degree of excellence.
  5. the highest or most nearly perfect degree of a quality or trait.
  6. the act or fact of perfecting.


perfection

/ əˈɛʃə /

noun

  1. the act of perfecting or the state or quality of being perfect
  2. the highest degree of a quality, etc

    the perfection of faithfulness

  3. an embodiment of perfection
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • p··ڱtDz noun
  • ԴDzp·ڱtDz noun
  • p··ڱtDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perfection1

First recorded in 1175–1225; from Latin ڱ𳦳پō-, stem of ڱ𳦳پō “completion, finishing”; equivalent to perfect + -ion; replacing Middle English perfeccioun, perfectiun, from Anglo-French, from Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perfection1

C13: from Latin ڱ𳦳پō a completing, from perficere to finish
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Example Sentences

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He went straight to the practice table in the mid-session interval and then produced snooker's moment of perfection in the first frame after the restart.

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The band’s set, despite the relentless, strident perfection and power of the rhythm section, wasn’t a quick flow, with fairly frequent darkened-stage breaks between songs.

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The 29-year-old has never been the most precise performer, but it somehow works to her advantage - making her more "real" than the imperious perfection of her peers.

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The sweet spot, after all, isn’t about neatness or perfection.

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Trump feels certain, in the face of all available evidence, that he’s the ultimate expert in literally everything: aviation, microbiology, flush toilets and, of course, the ecstatic perfection of tariff policy.

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