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From: Network Terminology

 less
 小於

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 -less  A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of, not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 less
      adj 1: (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a
             quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree;
             "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the
             family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three
             years old" [syn: less(a)] [ant: more(a)]
      2: (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than
         perfect"
      3: (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem; "no less a
         person than the king himself" [syn: lower]
      4: (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure
         phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50
         people attended"; "in 25 words or less"
      adv 1: used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs;
             "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"
             [syn: to a lesser extent] [ant: more]
      2: comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he
         works less these days" [ant: more]