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The definition of a smattering is a small amount of something or a superficial knowledge of something.

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When you know only a handful of French words here and there, this is when you know a smattering of French.
When there are a few limited people in an audience applauding but most people are quiet, this is an example of a smattering of applause.

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See smattering in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

slight or superficial knowledge
a small number

Origin: smatter + -ing

See smattering in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Superficial or piecemeal knowledge: “a smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing” (Charles Dickens).
A small, scattered amount or number: a smattering of raindrops.

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