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refinings

refinings is the plural of refining.

Meaning of refining

Noun

refining (countable and uncountable, plural refinings)

  1. Refinement (process of refining)
    • Then after that process which Culverwel describes as so many strainings, refinings, and clarifyings, the mind is prepared for a true insight into the real nature of the world by way of intuition.1931, John de Boer, The Theory of Knowledge of the Cambridge Platonists, page 64

Questions about refinings

What is refinings the plural of?
Refinings is the plural of refining.

Words near refinings in the dictionary

  1. refingered
  2. refingering
  3. refingers
  4. refining
  5. refiningly
  6. refinings
  7. refinish
  8. refinished
  9. refinisher
  10. refinishers
  11. refinishes

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