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She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 252
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lɛs Listen
Meanings
determiner
  • a smaller amount of; not as much.
    E.g. the less time spent there, the better
pronoun
  • a smaller amount or quantity of something.
    E.g. storage is less of a problem than it used to be
adverb
  • to a smaller extent; not so much.
    E.g. cut out less important material
preposition
  • before subtracting (something); minus.
    E.g. £900,000 less tax
adjective
  • of lower rank or importance.
    E.g. James the Less
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suffix
  • (forming adjectives and adverbs from nouns) not having; free from.
    E.g. flavourless
  • (forming adjectives and adverbs from verbs) not affected by or not carrying out the action of the verb.
    E.g. fathomless
little
ˈlɪt(ə)l Listen
Meanings
adverb
  • to a small extent.
    E.g. he reminded me a little of my parents
  • only to a small extent; not much or often (used for emphasis).
    E.g. he was little known in this country

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