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caliber

ca·li·ber

UK/ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/ US/ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/ fairly common us

noun

1.

a degree or grade of excellence or worth

  • “the quality of students has risen”
  • “an executive of low caliber”
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Origin

From French calibre (“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”), from Italian calibro.

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