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(grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
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A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
adjective
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Fitting its definition precisely.
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a perfect circle
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Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
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That bucket with the hole in the bottom is a poor bucket, but it is perfect for watering plants.
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Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
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Practice makes perfect.
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Excellent and delightful in all respects.
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a perfect day
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Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.
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6 is perfect because the sum of its proper divisors, 1, 2, and 3, which is 6, is equal to the number itself.
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(grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
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Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
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Of flowers, having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).
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Of a set: equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
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Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
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(of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
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a perfect Manhattan; a perfect Rob Roy
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Well informed; certain; sure.
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Innocent, guiltless.