SOPHISTICATION


Meaning of SOPHISTICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˌfis-tə-ˈkā-shən ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : the use of sophistry : sophistic reasoning

b. : sophism , quibble

2. : the process or result of becoming cultured, knowledgeable, or disillusioned ; especially : cultivation , urbanity

3. : the process or result of becoming more complex, developed, or subtle

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.