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Word: Negligible
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from obsolete French, from négliger ‘to neglect’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnɛɡlɪdʒɪbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant
Short Definition:so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering
Examples:- he said that the risks were negligible
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