overrefinement

noun

Etymology

From over- + refinement.

  1. derived from fīniō — “to finish
  2. derived from fin — “fine, minute, exact
  3. inherited from fin
  4. prefixed as refine — “re + fine
  5. suffixed as refinement — “refine + ment
  6. prefixed as overrefinement — “over + refinement

Definitions

  1. Excessive refinement.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for overrefinement. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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