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Mite

MITE, n. [Heb. small.] 1. A very small insect of the genus Acarus. 2. In Scripture, a small piece of money, the quarter of a denarius, or about seven English farthings. 3. Any thing proverbially very small; a...

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MITE, n. [Heb. small.]

1. A very small insect of the genus Acarus.

2. In Scripture, a small piece of money, the quarter of a denarius, or about seven English farthings.

3. Any thing proverbially very small; a very little particle or quantity.

4. The twentieth part of a grain.

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