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• Less-lethal weapon — Less lethal weapons, less than lethal weapons, non lethal weapons, non deadly weapons, or, more recently, compliance weapons are weapons intended to be unlikely to kill or to cause great bodily injury to a living target. In the past, police (or… …   Wikipedia

• less — [les] adj. [ME les < OE læs, adv. læssa, adj. (used as compar. of lytel, LITTLE), akin to OFris les < IE * leis < base * lei , to diminish, meager, > LITTLE] 1. alt. compar. of LITTLE 2. not so much; smaller in size or amount [to… …   English World dictionary

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• -less — 1. This suffix dates back to Old English and is used to form adjectives from nouns (doubtless, endless, powerless). It has also been added to verbs with the meaning ‘not affected by the action of the verb’, although few of this type survive… …   Modern English usage

• although */*/*/ — UK [ɔːlˈðəʊ] / US [ɔlˈðoʊ] conjunction Usage note: Though is used with the same meaning as although, and is more common in spoken English. 1) used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising Although he s got a good …   English dictionary

• less — less1 W1S1 [les] adv 1.) not so much or to a smaller degree ≠ ↑more ▪ Maybe he would worry less if he understood the situation. ▪ In recent years she has appeared in public less frequently. less (...) than ▪ Tickets were less expensive than I had …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• although — al|though [ ɔl ðou ] conjunction *** 1. ) used for introducing a statement that makes your main statement seem surprising: Although he s got a good job now, he still complains. She used to call me Tiny although I was at least as tall as she was.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• less*/*/*/ — [les] grammar word summary: Less can be: ■ a determiner: Schools put less emphasis on being creative. ■ a pronoun: Connie did less than anyone else. ♦ He seemed to spend less of his time with her. ■ an adverb: The red jacket is less expensive. 1) …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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• although — [[t]ɔːlðo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ 1) CONJ SUBORD You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause. Although he is known to only a few, his reputation among them is very great...… …   English dictionary