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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Least \Least\ (l[=e]st), a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[=ae]sast,
     l[=ae]sest, superl. of l[=ae]ssa less. See Less, a.] [Used
     as the superlative of little.]
     Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
     unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least
     space.
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     Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
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                 I am the least of the apostles.    --1 Cor. xv.
                                                    9.
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     At least, or At the least, at the least estimate,
        consideration, chance, etc.; being no less than; hence, at
        any rate; at all events; even. See However.
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              He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses
              The tempted with dishonor.            --Milton.
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              Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he
              were a man, who sat as on horseback.  --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
        
  
     In least, or In the least, in the least degree, manner,
        etc. ``He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
        much.'' --Luke xvi. 10.
  
     Least squares (Math.), a method of deducing from a number
        of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of
        a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown
        quantities.
  
     Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most
           probable values are those which make the sum of the
           squares of the residual errors of the observation a
           minimum.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  At \At\, prep. [AS. [ae]t; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel.
     at, Sw. [*a]t, Dan. & L. ad.]
     Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence,
     nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the
     ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less
     definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the
     house. From this original import are derived all the various
     uses of at. It expresses: 
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     1. A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on,
        something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at
        school; at hand; at sea and on land.
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     2. The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at
        peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at
        risk; at disadvantage.
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     3. The relation of some employment or action; occupied with;
        as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat
        (eating); except at puns.
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     4. The relation of a point or position in a series, or of
        degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at
        80[deg]; goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated
        at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest.
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     5. The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock;
        at twenty-one; at once; at first.
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     6. The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or
        effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything;
        at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require,
        receive, deserve, endure at your hands.
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     7. Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at
        it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike,
        shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one.
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     At all, At home, At large, At last, At length, At
     once, etc. See under All, Home, Large, Last (phrase
        and syn.), Length, Once, etc.
  
     At it, busily or actively engaged.
  
     At least. See Least and However.
  
     At one. See At one, in the Vocabulary.
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     Syn: In, At.
  
     Usage: When reference to the interior of any place is made
            prominent in is used. It is used before the names of
            countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live
            in America, in New York, in the South. At is commonly
            employed before names of houses, institutions,
            villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated at
            Christ's College; money taken in at the Customhouse; I
            saw him at the jeweler's; we live at Beachville. At
            may be used before the name of a city when it is
            regarded as a mere point of locality. ``An English
            king was crowned at Paris.'' --Macaulay. ``Jean
            Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva, June, 28, 1712.''
            --J. Morley. In regard to time, we say at the hour, on
            the day, in the year; as, at 9 o'clock, on the morning
            of July 5th, in the year 1775.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Least \Least\, a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l?sast, l?sest, superl.
     of l?ssa less. See Less, a.] [Used as the superlative of
     little.]
     Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most
     unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least
     space.
  
     Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.
  
                 I am the least of the apostles.    --1 Cor. xv.
                                                    9.
  
     At least, or At the least, at the least estimate,
        consideration, chance, etc.; hence, at any rate; at all
        events; even. See However.
  
              He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses The
              tempted with dishonor.                --Milton.
  
              Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he
              were a man, who sat as on horseback.  --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
        
  
     In least, or In the least, in the least degree, manner,
        etc. ``He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in
        much.'' --Luke xvi. 10.
  
     Least squares (Math.), a method of deducing from a number
        of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of
        a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown
        quantities.
  
     Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most
           probable values are those which make the sum of the
           squares of the residual errors of the observation a
           minimum.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  At \At\, prep. [AS. [ae]t; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel.
     at, Sw. [*a]t, Dan. & L. ad.]
     Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence,
     nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the
     ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less
     definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the
     house. From this original import are derived all the various
     uses of at. It expresses: 
  
     1. A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on,
        something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at
        school; at hand; at sea and on land.
  
     2. The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at
        peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at
        risk; at disadvantage.
  
     3. The relation of some employment or action; occupied with;
        as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat
        (eating); except at puns.
  
     4. The relation of a point or position in a series, or of
        degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at
        80[deg]; goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated
        at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest.
  
     5. The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock;
        at twenty-one; at once; at first.
  
     6. The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or
        effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything;
        at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require,
        receive, deserve, endure at your hands.
  
     7. Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at
        it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike,
        shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one.
  
     At all, At home, At large, At last, At length, At
     once, etc. See under All, Home, Large, Last (phrase
        and syn.), Length, Once, etc.
  
     At it, busily or actively engaged.
  
     At least. See Least and However.
  
     At one. See At one, in the Vocabulary.
  
     Syn: In, At.
  
     Usage: When reference to the interior of any place is made
            prominent in is used. It is used before the names of
            countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live
            in America, in New York, in the South. At is commonly
            employed before names of houses, institutions,
            villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated at
            Christ's College; money taken in at the Customhouse; I
            saw him at the jeweler's; we live at Beachville. At
            may be used before the name of a city when it is
            regarded as a mere point of locality. ``An English
            king was crowned at Paris.'' --Macaulay. ``Jean
            Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva, June, 28, 1712.''
            --J. Morley. In regard to time, we say at the hour, on
            the day, in the year; as, at 9 o'clock, on the morning
            of July 5th, in the year 1775.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  at least
       adv 1: if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is
              colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at
              any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the
              influence of economists--or at any rate of
              economics--is far-reaching" [syn: leastways, leastwise,
               at any rate]
       2: not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a
          tumor at least as big as an orange" [syn: at the least]
          [ant: at most, at most]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  at least
     prep.phr.
     1 (lb en focus) At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.
     2 In any event; anyway.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  at least
     prep.phr.
     1 (lb en focus) At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.
     2 In any event; anyway.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  at least
     prep.phr.
     1 (lb en focus) At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.
     2 In any event; anyway.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  at least
     prep.phr.
     1 (lb en focus) At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.
     2 In any event; anyway.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  at least
     Englanti adv.
     vähintään

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  at least
     Engelska adv.
     minst, åtminstone

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  at least /at lˈiːst/
  най-ма́лко, поне́
  at a lower limit