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Definition of negligible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

negligible

adjective
 
/ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl/
 
/ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl/
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  1. of very little importance or size and not worth considering synonym insignificant
    • The cost was negligible.
    • a negligible effect/impact/amount
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • by no means
    • far from
    • almost
    • …
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    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from obsolete French négligible, from négliger ‘to neglect’.
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