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Mattering
(gcide) | Matter \Mat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mattered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Mattering.]
1. To be of importance; to import; to signify.
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It matters not how they were called. --Locke.
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2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate. [R.]
"Each slight sore mattereth." --Sir P. Sidney.
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smattering
(encz) | smattering,částečná znalost n: Pinosmattering,částečný adj: PetrVsmattering,drobet n: Pinosmattering,houf n: PetrVsmattering,lámaný adj: PetrVsmattering,maličko n: Pinosmattering,polovzdělaný adj: PetrVsmattering,povrchní znalost n: PetrVsmattering,troška n: Pino |
Smattering
(gcide) | Smattering \Smat"ter*ing\, n.
A slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism.
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I had a great desire, not able to attain to a
superficial skill in any, to have some smattering in
all. --Burton.
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smattering
(wn) | smattering
n 1: a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were
received" [syn: handful, smattering]
2: a slight or superficial understanding of a subject |
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