🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

perfezione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: per.fetˈt͡sjo.ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Perfection/pərˈfɛk.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La statua è scolpita con grande perfezione."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or quality of being completely free from faults, defects, or as good as possible.

    "She spent hours editing the photograph to achieve absolute perfection."
  2. 2

    The action or process of improving something until it is faultless.

    "The chef dedicated his entire life to the perfection of his signature pastry."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'perfectio', stemming from the verb 'perficere' meaning 'to finish, complete, or bring to an end' (from 'per-' thoroughly + 'facere' to do). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the term initially denoted the state of being complete or fully formed before evolving to describe absolute excellence or freedom from flaw.

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