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[n]
▶ degree (of something) ▶ greatness or smallness (of something) ▶ quantity ▶ number ▶ amount ▶ size |
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| 3. | A 2012-05-03 00:17:32 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| 2. | A* 2012-05-02 11:47:49 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | GG5: 損害の多寡に応じて in proportion to the amount of damage suffered 寄付金の多寡によって待遇を異にする treat 《people》 differently according to the size of their donations. Koj: 多いことと少ないこと。多少。 Eijiro: 多寡にかかわらず〔〜の〕 : regardless of the size of |
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| Comments: | I think that addition just confuses, so I have attempted to make it into glosses. I can see what you are getting at, and we need an English equivalent of "多いことと少ないこと". |
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| Diff: | @@ -18,1 +18,3 @@ -<gloss>(degree of, greatness or lessness of) quantity</gloss> +<gloss>degree (of something)</gloss> +<gloss>greatness or smallness (of something)</gloss> +<gloss>quantity</gloss> @@ -21,0 +23,1 @@ +<gloss>size</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2012-05-01 17:14:43 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daijr |
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| Comments: | add gloss clarifying that this is a *degree* word – it’s an opposition. |
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| Diff: | @@ -18,1 +18,1 @@ -<gloss>quantity</gloss> +<gloss>(degree of, greatness or lessness of) quantity</gloss> |
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