Meaning & use
sophistication
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Refinement in taste, knowledge, or experience, or complexity in design or thinking.
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The chef's sophistication showed in every carefully balanced dish.
The software's sophistication allows it to handle enormous amounts of data.
A note on using this word
Can describe both people (worldly refinement) and things (technical or design complexity), depending on context.
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