of+small+importance

  • 1of small importance — index nonessential, slight Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2small beer — noun Date: 1568 1. weak or inferior beer 2. something of small importance ; trivia • small beer adjective …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 3small beer — noun something of small importance • Syn: ↑triviality, ↑trivia, ↑trifle • Derivationally related forms: ↑trivial (for: ↑trivia) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 4small — [smôl] adj. [ME smal, narrow, slender < OE smæl, akin to Ger schmal, narrow < IE base * (s)mēlo , smaller animal: see MAL ] 1. little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size 2. a) little… …

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  • 5small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …

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  • 6Small Science — refers (in contrast to Big Science) to science performed in a smaller scale, such as by individuals, small teams or within community projects.Bodies, which fund research, such as for example the National Science Foundation, DARPA or the EU with… …

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  • 7Small business — Small businesses on Dalrymple Street in Greenock, Scotland A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned… …

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  • 8Small — (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9Small arms — Small Small (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Small beer — Small Small (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English