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sophistication

[ suh-fis-ti-key-shuhn ]

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noun

sophisticated sophisticated character, ideas, tastes, or ways as the result of education, worldly experience, etc.:
the sophistication of the wealthy.
change from the natural character or simplicity, or the resulting condition.
complexity, as in design or organization.
impairment or debasement, as of purity or genuineness.
the use of sophistry; a sophism, quibble, or fallacious argument.

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Other Words From

anti·so·phisti·cation noun
hyper·so·phisti·cation noun
over·so·phisti·cation noun
self-so·phisti·cation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sophistication¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin sophisticātiōn-, stem of sophisticātiō; equivalent to sophisticate + -ion

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Example Sentences

The duo face enhancements to their charges for allegations that the offenses indicated planning, sophistication, professionalism and a theft of great monetary value, according to the district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

With the increasing sophistication of all these satellite technologies, "What was previously unseeable is now visible," Mr Duren says.

From BBC

Its sophistication, in terms of the scale at which it's operating over a billion users — there's never been a medium that operates over a billion users.

From Salon

The dramatic increase in the number of surveillance cameras in the capital is a sign of growing sophistication in the way the Taliban enforce law and order.

From BBC

Music critics said Flack possessed the same intelligence and sophistication for Black women that Joni Mitchell had for white women.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

sophisticated sophistry

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