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HAIR'S-BREADTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very small distance or space
Example:
they lost the election by a whisker
Synonyms:
hair; hair's-breadth; hairsbreadth; whisker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("hair's-breadth" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
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