less|er — «LEHS uhr», adjective. 1. smaller; less: »I have seen the cuckoo chased by lesser fowl (Tennyson). 2. less important: »Both laziness and lying are wrong, but the first is clearly the lesser of the two evils. Usage See … Useful english dictionary
less — less1 W1S1 [les] adv 1.) not so much or to a smaller degree ≠ ↑more ▪ Maybe he would worry less if he understood the situation. ▪ In recent years she has appeared in public less frequently. less (...) than ▪ Tickets were less expensive than I had … Dictionary of contemporary English
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less — ► DETERMINER & PRONOUN 1) a smaller amount of; not as much. 2) fewer in number. ► ADVERB ▪ to a smaller extent; not so much. ► PREPOSITION ▪ minus. USAGE On the difference in use between less and … English terms dictionary
List of English words with disputed usage — Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker… … Wikipedia
nap´less — nap1 «nap», noun, verb, napped, nap|ping. –n. a short sleep, especially one taken during the day; doze; snooze. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to take a short sleep; … Useful english dictionary
Dotted note — In Western musical notation, a dotted note is a note with a small dot written after it. The dot increases the duration of the basic note by half of its original value. If the basic note lasts 2 beats, the corresponding dotted note lasts 3 beats.… … Wikipedia
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Diatonic and chromatic — Chromatic redirects here. For other uses, see Chromatic (disambiguation). Melodies may be based on a diatonic scale and maintain its tonal characteristics but contain many accidentals up to all twelve tones of the chromatic scale, such as the… … Wikipedia
American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which … Wikipedia
