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light·weight (līt′wāt′)
noun
- one below normal weight
- a boxer between a junior lightweight and a junior welterweight, with a maximum weight of 135 pounds (61.24 kg)
- ☆ Informal a person of limited influence, intelligence, or competence
adjective
- light in weight
- of lightweights
- not serious
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