calibre
noun/ˈkælɪbə(r)/
/ˈkælɪbər/
(US English caliber)
- [uncountable] the quality of something, especially a person’s ability synonym standard
- He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job.
- The firm needs more people of your calibre.
- [countable] the measurement from one side of the inside of a tube or gun to the other; the measurement from one side of a bullet to the other
- a high calibre weapon
- a .22 calibre bullet
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘social standing or importance’): from French, from Italian calibro, perhaps from Arabic qālib ‘mould’, based on Greek kalapous ‘shoemaker's last’.
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