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| per·fect [ púrfikt ] |
adjective |
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1. without faults: without errors, flaws, or faults
 in perfect condition
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2. complete and whole: complete and lacking nothing essential
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3. excellent or ideal: excellent or ideal in every way
 That's the perfect word to describe him.
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4. especially suitable: having all the necessary or typical characteristics required for a given situation
 the perfect candidate for the job
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5. skilled: very proficient, skilled, or talented in a particular area
 a perfect host
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6. utter or absolute: used to emphasize the extent or degree of something
 a perfect nuisance
 perfect happiness
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7. exact as reproduction: exactly reproducing an original
 a perfect likeness
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8. botany with stamens and pistils together: describes a flower that has functional stamens and pistils in the same flower
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9. mathematics exactly divisible: exactly divisible into equal roots
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10. grammar with verb action finished: describes a verb or verb aspect for an action that is brought to a close
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11. music of musical intervals: describes the differences in pitch between the fourth, the fifth, and the octave, common to both major and minor scales
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12. fungi with sexual and asexual reproduction: describes a fungus that reproduces both sexually and asexually during its life cycle
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13. insects sexually mature: describes an insect that is sexually mature and completely differentiated
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transitive verb (past and past participle per·fect·ed, present participle per·fect·ing, 3rd person present singular per·fects) |
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1. bring something to completion: to make something as good as possible, or bring something to completion
 They perfected the process last year.
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2. printing finish page: to complete a printed page by printing its reverse side
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noun (plural per·fects) |
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1. perfect aspect of verb: the perfect aspect of a verb
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2. verb in perfect aspect: a verb that is in the perfect aspect
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| [13th century. Directly or via French< Latin perfectus< perficere "make completely, finish" < facere "make"] |
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 per·fect·er noun |
 per·fect·i·ble [ pər féktəb'l ] adjective |
 per·fect·ness noun |
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