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caliber

especially British, ··

[kal-uh-ber]

noun

  1. the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube.

    a pipe of three-inch caliber.

  2. Ordnance.the diameter of the bore of a gun taken as a unit of measurement.

  3. degree of capacity or competence; ability.

    a mathematician of high caliber.

  4. degree of merit or excellence; quality.

    the high moral caliber of the era.

    Synonyms: ,


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • calibered adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of caliber1

1560–70; variant of calibre < Middle French ≪ Arabic mold, last < Greek ádzܲ shoe last, equivalent to - combining form of âDz wood + ú foot ( -pod )
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At its best, the event is a musical wilderness, like no other festival of its caliber.

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Used to use real 22 caliber gun with blanks.

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Star caliber is nice and all, but the guest cast’s notoriety primarily makes for good promotion.

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Failing with the higher caliber dating apps, he met and had an affair with a South American woman he met via Tinder.

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But even a few months ago, it was unthinkable that an artist of Beyoncé’s caliber would have trouble moving tickets.

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