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Definition of Small
Pronunciation: smạl | a. | 1. | Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river. | | 2. | Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business. | | 3. | Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; - sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean. | | 4. | Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space. | | 5. | Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. | | adv. | 1. | In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. | | 2. | Not loudly; faintly; timidly. | | n. | 1. | The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back. | | 2. | Smallclothes. | | 3. | Same as Little go. See under Little, a. | | v. t. | 1. | To make little or less. |
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