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🇺🇸 /ˈsmætərɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsmætərɪŋ/
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A limited or basic knowledge of a subject, often a language.

She has a smattering of Spanish from her high school classes.

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n. A limited or basic knowledge of a subject, often a language.

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