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imperfections

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im⋅per⋅fec⋅tion

[im-per-fek-shuhn]
–noun
1. an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
2. the quality or condition of being imperfect.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME imperfeccio(u)n < LL imperfectiōn- (s. of imperfectiō) incompleteness. See im- 2 , perfection
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im·per·fec·tion   (ĭm'pər-fěk'shən)   
n.  
  1. The quality or condition of being imperfect.

  2. Something imperfect; a defect or flaw. See Synonyms at blemish.

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