refinamiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From refinar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /refinaˈmjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: re‧fi‧na‧mien‧to

Noun

refinamiento m (plural refinamientos)

  1. refinement
    • 2015 July 31, “Los 10 libros de la semana”, in El País:
      Y esos problemas de poética no son meros refinamientos de estetas, sino que ponen en tela de juicio la propia historia de la civilización".
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  2. cruelty
    Synonym: crueldad

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