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1.nounA smattering (small number or amount)."a smatter of applause"
2.nounA smattering (superficial knowledge).
3.verbTo talk superficially; to babble, chatter.
4.verbTo speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge.
5.verbTo study or approach superficially; to dabble in.
6.verbTo have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.