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widow's mite

a small gift or contribution freely given by one who can scarcely afford it: Mark 12:41-44

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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