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  • 1Refined — Refine Re*fine (r?*f?n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refined} ( find ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refining}.] [Pref. re + fine to make fine: cf. F. raffiner.] 1. To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy;… …

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  • 2refined — adjective a) Showing or having good feelings or good taste. Ozzie and Harriet are refined people. b) An absence of coarseness. The sugar was refined, not gritty …

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  • 3sentiment — sentimentless, adj. /sen teuh meuhnt/, n. 1. an attitude toward something; regard; opinion. 2. a mental feeling; emotion: a sentiment of pity. 3. refined or tender emotion; manifestation of the higher or more refined feelings. 4. exhibition or… …

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  • 4sentiment — /ˈsɛntəmənt / (say sentuhmuhnt) noun 1. mental attitude with regard to something; opinion. 2. a mental feeling; emotion: a sentiment of pity. 3. refined or tender emotion; manifestation of the higher or more refined feelings. 4. exhibition or… …

  • 5sensibility — /sɛnsəˈbɪləti / (say sensuh biluhtee) noun (plural sensibilities) 1. capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness to sensory stimuli. 2. mental susceptibility or responsiveness; quickness and acuteness of apprehension or feeling. 3. keen… …

  • 6Vulgar — Vul gar, a. [L. vulgaris, from vulgus the multitude, the common people; of uncertain origin: cf. F. vulgaire. Cf. {Divulge}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in… …

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  • 7Vulgar fraction — Vulgar Vul gar, a. [L. vulgaris, from vulgus the multitude, the common people; of uncertain origin: cf. F. vulgaire. Cf. {Divulge}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence …

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  • 8Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …

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  • 9ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …

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  • 10United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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