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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 amountplay

  Familiarity information: SMIDGEON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SMIDGEON (noun)


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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