perfection

noun

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1
as in excellence
exceptionally high quality Louis Comfort Tiffany produced art glass of such exquisite perfection that he has achieved cult status

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as in ideal
the most perfect type or example Rembrandt's portraits are the perfection of the art of using facial expression, pose, and gesture to reveal the subject's interior life

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as in precision
the quality or state of being very accurate audio recordings were reaching a level of perfection that earlier technicians had never dreamt possible

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“Perfection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfection. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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