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Meaning of compursion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kəmˈpɜːʒn̩/

Definitions

A pursing, as of the lips.

humorous, rare

Examples

“However, as he knew not what the true cause might turn out, he deemed it most prudent, in the situation he was in at present, to bear it, if possible, like a Stoic, which, with the help of some wry faces and compursions of the mouth, he had certainly accomplished, had his imagination continued neuter: […]”
“A compursion of the boy's face. "Does it mean something I don't understand?"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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