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compursion

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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