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Least
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space.
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Broader term 3
That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; --…
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That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of concep…
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Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought.
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Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all.
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Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all.
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