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Less (lĕs), conj. Unless. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Less, a. [OE. lesse, AS. l&aē_;ssa; akin to OFries. l&ē;ssa; a compar. from a lost positive form. Cf. Lesser, Lest, Least. Less has the sense of the comparative degree of little.] Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.
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&hand_; The substantive which less qualifies is often omitted; as, the purse contained less (money) than ten dollars. See Less, n.
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Thus in less [time] than a hundred years from the coming of Augustine, all England became Christian. E. A. Freeman.
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Less, adv. [AS. l&aē_;s. See Less, adj., and cf. Lest.] Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
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Less, n. 1. A smaller portion or quantity.
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The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. Ex. xvi. 17.
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2. The inferior, younger, or smaller.
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The less is blessed of the better. Heb. vii. 7.
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Less, v. t. To make less; to lessen. [Obs.] Gower.
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