sophistication
/səˌfɪs·tɪˈkeɪ·ʃən/ n [U]Definition
› the quality of having an understanding of the world and its ways, and having an understanding of the way people behave: his wit and sophistication › Sophistication is also the quality of being complicated or made with great skill: The level of sophistication in the cameras has grown tremendously.
(Definition of sophistication n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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