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least

The correct spelling is least.

How to pronounce least

/list/
noun

IPA: /list/

Say it like: Lee-st

The correct spelling is least. Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit. For example: "It was the least surprising thing."

Usage Examples

It was the least surprising thing.

They travel the least of all.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit.

adverb

  1. 1.Used for forming superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est.
  2. 2.In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.

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