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Word: Smattering
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from smatter ‘talk ignorantly, prate’ (surviving in Scots), of unknown origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsmat(ə)rɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject
Short Definition:slight superficial knowledge of language
Examples:- Edward had only a smattering of Welsh
Variant Forms:
- smatter
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