"perfecting" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: perfectings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} perfecting (usually uncountable, plural perfectings)
  1. The bringing of something to a state of perfection. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-perfecting-en-noun-JrBDmFfN
  2. (printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Printing Translations (printing process): oboustranný tisk [masculine] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-perfecting-en-noun-LC705gOw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 76 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 60 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 71 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 78 10 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'printing process': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: perfecting press

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} perfecting
  1. present participle and gerund of perfect Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: perfect
    Sense id: en-perfecting-en-verb-sff15EGv

Inflected forms

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          "word": "oboustranný tisk"
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