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re•fined
Pronunciation: (ri-fīnd'), [key]—
adj.
1. having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.:
refined people.
2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.:
refined taste.
3. freed from impurities:
refined sugar.
4. very subtle, precise, or exact:
refined distinctions. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.