Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to a lesser extent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
to a -lesser ex-tent
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Occurring somewhat less.

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What does to a lesser extent mean?
Occurring somewhat less.

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