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SMIDGEON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does smidgeon mean?
• SMIDGEON (noun)
The noun SMIDGEON has 1 sense:
1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Familiarity information: SMIDGEON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
iota; scintilla; shred; smidge; smidgen; smidgeon; smidgin; tittle; whit
Hypernyms ("smidgeon" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
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