"to a nicety" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-to a nicety.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to a nicety, {{en-PP}} to a nicety
  1. To a fine point, with great exactness or accuracy. Synonyms: to a hair
    Sense id: en-to_a_nicety-en-prep_phrase-qS3r-i97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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