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   smattering

   /ˈsmat(ə)rɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject: "Edward had only a smattering of Welsh"
   • ▪ a small amount of something: "a smattering of snow"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from smatter ‘talk ignorantly, prate’ (surviving in Scots), of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • S

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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