Smattering
Pronunciation : Smat"ter*ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism. I had a great desire, not able to attain to a superficial skill in any, to have some smattering in all. Burton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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