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['sprɪŋklɪŋ]* * *noun (a small amount or a few: There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.) un po', (piccolo numero)* * *sprinkling /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/n.3 (fig.) piccolo numero; piccola quantità; (un) po'; pizzico.* * *['sprɪŋklɪŋ]
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