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English Dictionary: overrefinement by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overrefinement
n
  1. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
    Synonym(s): distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Overrefinement \O"ver*re*fine"ment\, n.
      Excessive refinement.
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