caliber
[noun]
Synonyms: quality, merit, stature, value, virtue, worth, class, grade

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Related Words: ability, capability, capacity, force, power

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I. cal‧i‧ber /ˈkæləbə, ˈkælɪbə $ -ər/ noun [countable, uncountable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: calibre, from Old Italian calibro, from Arabic qalib 'block on which shoes are made']
the American spelling of calibre

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II. cal‧i‧bre British English, caliber American English /ˈkæləbə, ˈkælɪbə $ -ər/ noun

1. [uncountable] the level of quality or ability that someone or something has achieved
of sb’s calibre
Where will we find another man of his calibre?
The school attracts a high calibre of student.
of high/the right etc calibre
The paintings were of the highest caliber.
of this/that calibre
The city needs a hotel of this calibre (=of this high standard).

2. [countable]
a) the width of the inside of a gun or tube:
a .22 caliber rifle
b) the width of a bullet

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