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/les/
A smaller amount or number of; not as much or as many
Synonyms:
fewer
reduced
Antonyms:
more
greater
Examples:
'In a greater or
lesser
degree,' murmured Poirot.
And he was off to see Strobik none the
less
.
'But many poor people have
less
,' she said.
Etymology:
from Old English
læssa
, a comparative form of
lȳtel
, meaning little, indicating a smaller quantity or degree.
Usage Statistics:
191 mentions per 1 million words
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