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A “smattering” is a small amount of something. It’s not the same experience at a concert if there are only a “smattering” of tables in the venue, or a small number of tables, and everyone is six feet apart. The student picked up a “smattering” of French when she studied abroad in France. There were only a “smattering” of visitors at the art exhibit.
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