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   per·fec·tion

   /pərˈfekSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects: "the satiny perfection of her skin" Similar flawlessnessexcellencesuperbnesssublimityexquisitenessmagnificenceperfectnessfaultlessnessimpeccabilityimmaculatenessexemplariness
   • ▪ a person or thing perceived as the embodiment of perfection: "I am told that she is perfection itself" Similar the ideala paragonthe ne plus ultrathe beau idéala nonpareilthe crème de la crèmethe last wordthe ultimatea dreaminformal:one in a millionthe topsthe best/greatest thing since sliced breadthe bee's kneesarchaic:a nonesuch
   • ▪ the action or process of improving something until it is faultless or as faultless as possible: "among the key tasks was the perfection of new mechanisms of economic management" Similar improvementbettermentrefinementrefiningperfectingpolishingameliorationrare:melioration

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘completeness’): via Old French from Latin perfectio(n-), from perficere ‘to complete’ (see perfect).

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