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| lesser |
If one actor is of a lesser talent than another actor, his talent is smaller in amount than the other actor's. If your problem is of lesser importance than your sister's problem, your problem's importance is not as great as the importance of your sister's problem. If something is lesser, it is smaller in some way than something else. It may be smaller in amount, size, degree, or importance. |
| let up |
to stop or become lesser. |
| panda |
a mammal that has red-brown fur and a long, bushy tail with rings on it. They are closely related to giant pandas, but are smaller and look more like a raccoon. They are also called red pandas or lesser pandas, and they live in southern Asia. [1/2 definitions] |
| Roman numeral |
a letter used as a number in the ancient Roman number system. The letter I equals 1, V equals 5, X equals 10, L equals 50, C equals 100, D equals 500, and M equals 1,000. In this system, a letter followed by one of equal or lesser value means the two are added; seven is VII, or 5+1+1. A letter followed by one of greater value means that the first is subtracted from the second; four hundred is CD, or 500-100. |
| subordinate |
to put in a position of lesser rank or importance; make less important than (often followed by "to"). [1/3 definitions] |
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