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The correct spelling is small.
How to pronounce small
/smoːl/
nounIPA: /smoːl/
Say it like: Sma-ll
The correct spelling is small. Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back. For example: "A small group."
Usage Examples
“A small group.”
“Remember when the children were small?”
“a small space of time”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
verb
- 1.To make little or less.
- 2.To become small; to dwindle.
adjective
- 1.Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- 2.Young, as a child.
- 3.(writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
- 4.Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
- 5.Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
adverb
- 1.In a small fashion.
- 2.In or into small pieces.
- 3.To a small extent.
- 4.In a low tone; softly.
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