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refinement

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refinement [ri′fīn·mənt]
(mathematics)
A tower that can be obtained by inserting a finite number of subsets in a given tower.
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(thought I to myself) What a total want of delicate refinement must he have, who can thus shock our senses by such a brutal noise
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His mind, vulgar in its effort at refinement, saw everything a little larger than life size, with the outlines blurred, in a golden mist of sentimentality.
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Refinement and luxury have never come in your way, far less have they become indispensable to you.
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