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Meaning of Sharpening | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is sharpened.
  2. The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.
    in-plural

Equivalents

العربية الشحذ
Čeština ostření
Deutsch Schliff
Ελληνικά ακόνισμα όξυνση
Українська загострення

Examples

“There are flourishes and coloratura passages in this art, heightenings and sharpenings of the line that serve only to give the needy linear system a value of its own in confrontation with nature.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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