OVERREFINEMENT

distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting

(noun) the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

overrefinement (countable and uncountable, plural overrefinements)

Excessive refinement.

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*re*fine"ment, n.

Definition: Excessive refinement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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