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calibres
We have found lemma(root) word of calibres : calibre.
Definitions
[ˈkalɪbə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the quality of someone's character or the level of their ability
(e.g: they could ill afford to lose a man of his calibre)
- the internal diameter or bore of a gun barrel
(e.g: a small-calibre revolver)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in the sense ‘social standing or importance’): from French, from Italian calibro, perhaps from Arabic qālib ‘mould’, based on Greek kalapous ‘shoemaker's last’
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