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Meaning of cutting edge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.
  2. The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
    broadly, idiomatic, often

Equivalents

العربية نصل
Čeština čelo ostří
Español filo vanguardia
Français lame Pointe
Italiano avanguardia lama
Polski czołówka
Русский остриё
Türkçe kılağı yalman

Examples

“The company prides itself for staying at the cutting edge of technology.”
“Looking far from overawed throughout, they frequently took the game to the visitors, but it was Saints' lack of a cutting edge and United's superior finishing that proved the difference in the end.”
“Creating the incentives for new ideas to be introduced, through competitions like this one, allows the UK's railway to stay at the cutting edge of technology.”

CEFR level

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

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