perfection vs the long and short

perfection

noun
  • The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence 

  • A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence. 

verb
  • To perfect. 

the long and short

noun
  • The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features. 

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