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7 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the act of separating grain from chaff
verb move as if through a sieve
verb separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
originFrom Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift + -ing.
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