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runt

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Main Entry:
runt Listen to the pronunciation of runt
Pronunciation:
\ˈrənt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
origin unknown
Date:
1501
1chiefly Scottish : a hardened stalk or stem of a plant2: an animal unusually small of its kind ; especially : the smallest of a litter of pigs3: a person of small stature
— runt·i·ness Listen to the pronunciation of runtiness \ˈrən-tē-nəs\ noun
— runt·ish Listen to the pronunciation of runtish \-tish\ adjective
— runty Listen to the pronunciation of runty \-tē\ adjective
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