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Definition of Refinements
1. refinement [n] - See also: refinement
Lexicographical Neighbors of Refinements
Literary usage of Refinements
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Temple of Apollo Bassitas by Frederick A. Cooper (1996)
"Before launching into those subtleties that do exist at Bassai, it might be timely
to dispose of the refinements not incorporated in the building.2 ..."
2. Intermarriage in New York City: A Statistical Study of the Amalgamation of by Julius Drachsler (1921)
"STATISTICAL refinements OMITTED As was pointed out before, ... It is open to
serious doubt whether further refinements would substantially alter the ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"But the very refinements of Sanskrit grammar, and the flexibility and capability
of the language—or, to use the words of Paulinus, ' the admirable craft of ..."