sophistication

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun uplifting enlightenment
  2. noun a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
  3. noun being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject

Etymology

From Middle English sophisticacion, sophisticacioun, sophisticacoun, from Old French sofisticacion, sophisticacion, from Medieval Latin sophisticātiōnis. By surface analysis, sophisticate + -ion.

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