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lesser-known

UK/ˈlɛsəˈnəʊn/US/ˈlɛsɚˈnoʊn/

lesser-known adjective: not as well-known or widely known as others of the same kind. Also the comparative form of little-known.

Adjective

lesser-known (not comparable)

  1. Not as well-known or widely known as others of the same kind.
    • It's those lesser-known boxers you gotta watch out for.
    • To celebrate the centenary next month of the opening of the first section (Forest Gate to Tilbury) of the former London, Tilbury & Southend Railway, the Stephenson Locomotive Society is organising a special rail tour over that route and other lesser-known L.T.S.R. lines.1954 March, “Notes and News: S.L.S. Tour of Tilbury Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 215

Also used as

lesser-known is also the comparative form of little-known.

Synonyms of lesser-known

Origin of lesser-known

From lesser + known.

Questions about lesser-known

What does lesser-known mean?
Lesser-known means not as well-known or widely known as others of the same kind.
What part of speech is lesser-known?
Lesser-known is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lesser-known?
Lesser-known is pronounced /ˈlɛsəˈnəʊn/ (UK).

Words near lesser-known in the dictionary

  1. lesser wing
  2. lesser wings
  3. lesser yam
  4. lesser yellowlegs
  5. lesser-evilism
  6. lesser-known
  7. lesser-spotted
  8. lesserness
  9. lessers
  10. lesses
  11. lessest

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