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Rarerunt
The correct spelling is runt.
How to pronounce runt
noun
IPA: /ˈɹʌnt/
Say it like: Run-t
The correct spelling is runt. The smallest animal of a litter. For example: "the runt of the family"
Usage Examples
“the runt of the family”
“Neither young poles nor old runts are durable. — Holland.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The smallest animal of a litter.
- 2.(by extension) The smallest child in the family.
- 3.Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person.
- 4.An Ethernet packet that does not meet the medium's minimum packet size of 64 bytes.
- 5.A single word (or portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph.
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