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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

最も少ない

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mottomo sukunai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Least/liːst/
determineradverbpronounnounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #350 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女はチームで最も少ない経験を持つメンバーです。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    The smallest in size, amount, degree, or importance.

    "She is the least experienced member of the team."
As adverb
  1. 1

    To the smallest extent or degree.

    "He was least likely to succeed in that situation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'læst', a superlative form of 'lǣs' (small, less). Historically rooted in Proto-Germanic and Indo-European comparative roots indicating a reduction to the smallest possible degree or quantity.

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