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Definition of soupçon noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

soupçon

noun

NAmE//ˈsupsɑn//

, NAmE//supˈsɔ̃//

[singular] (from French) (sometimes humorous)

a very small amount There was a soupçon of malice in her remark. Add just a soupçon of garlic.

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