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How to pronounce perfection in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms beau ideal, idol, paragon
Type of ideal
Has types gold standard
Derivation perfectionist
Type Words
Synonyms flawlessness, ne plus ultra
Type of state
Has types dream, culture, cultivation, intactness, polish, refinement, couth, finish, fare-thee-well
Derivation perfectionist
Type Words
Type of improvement
Derivation perfect, perfectionist

Examples of perfection

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Marquette called time out to set up its final play, and it worked to perfection.
From the usatoday.com
Yet I, like America, am imperfect, with a dream that perfection can be achieved.
From the forbes.com
Hmm. But aren't all encounters with so-called perfection a little disappointing?
From the guardian.co.uk
This black pudding Scotch egg, with a slightly runny yolk, was utter perfection.
From the independent.co.uk
Take the icy-veined Ros Myers, played with steely perfection by Hermione Norris.
From the tv.uk.msn.com
Her bid for perfection ended with a narrow loss to Blame in this year's Classic.
From the stltoday.com
Perfection is achievable with the White House pastry chef's specific directions.
From the washingtonpost.com
When you bake with children, perfection goes out the door and creativity enters.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It is this elusive joy that explains the golfer's endless pursuit of perfection.
From the time.com
More examples
  • The state of being without a flaw or defect
  • Paragon: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
  • The act of making something perfect
  • (perfected) (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed; "a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style"
  • Perfection is, broadly, a state of completeness and flawlessness.
  • Emma Grace Frost is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #129 (January 1980), and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne.
  • Perfection is a game by the Milton Bradley company. The object is to put all the pieces into matching holes on the board (pushed down) before a time limit runs out. When time runs out, the board springs up, causing all or at least many of the pieces to fly out. ...
  • In response to an inquiry on the beliefs of the church, Joseph Smith, Jr. wrote what came to be called the Wentworth Letter, the last section of which was canonized as The Articles of Faith. ...
  • In law, perfection relates to the additional steps required to be taken in relation to a security interest in order to make it effective against third parties and/or to retain its effectiveness in the event of default by the grantor of the security interest. ...