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caliber

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
the quality of someone or something, especially someone's ability:

Examples:

If teaching paid more it might attract people of (a) higher caliber.
The competition entries were of such (a) high caliber that judging them was very difficult.
2
the width of the inside of a pipe, especially of the long cylinder-shaped part of a gun, or the width of a bullet
3
the degree of quality or excellence of something or someone:

Examples:

It’s not easy to recruit high caliber personnel.
4
the width of the inside of a pipe, esp. of the long, cylindrical part of a gun, or the width of a bullet:

Examples:

a .22-caliber rifle

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