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not least

not least adverb: especially; particularly.

Adverb

not least (not comparable)

  1. Especially; particularly.
    • His experiences debating made him a more articulate communicator, not least because the topics were often controversial.
    • For a variety of reasons, not least because it is quite cheap.

Questions about not least

What does not least mean?
Not least means especially; particularly.
What part of speech is not least?
Not least is an adverb.

Words near not least in the dictionary

  1. not know whether one is coming or going
  2. not know whether to shit or go blind
  3. not know whether to spit or go blind
  4. not know which way to jump
  5. not know which way to turn
  6. not least
  7. not leave a stone unturned
  8. not leave one's thoughts
  9. not likely
  10. not long
  11. not long for

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