less 1
less (than)
to accept less
is less serious than at first believed
less favourable
less satisfactory
more or less
too large (must do with less, say)
could not be built for less
cannot buy at less
for less than
below or less than
more or less damaged
less hopeful
less inclined
derivation ex China Inland Mission Private Telegraph Code, Second Edition (Shanghai, 1913)
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4 January 2012
tags: telegraphic codes