microaspersion

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noun

A sprinkling of fine droplets.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounmicroaspersion (plural microaspersions)

plural microaspersions

  1. non-native speakers' EnglishA sprinkling of fine droplets.

Origin

From micro- + aspersion, using an obsolete sense of aspersion that resembles current terms in other languages, e.g. Spanish aspersión.

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APA

microaspersion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microaspersion

MLA

“microaspersion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microaspersion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microaspersion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microaspersion.

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