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perfection

 noun
     
per‧fec‧tion [uncountable]
1 the state of being perfect:
My father expected perfection from all of us.
the search for technical perfection
to perfection (=perfectly)
The beef was cooked to perfection.
2 the process of making something perfect
perfection of
the perfection of his golf swing
3

be perfection

to be perfect:
Her performance was pure perfection.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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