"not least" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} not least (not comparable)
  1. Especially; particularly. Tags: not-comparable Translations (especially; particularly): 尤其 (yóuqí) (Chinese Mandarin), 特別 (Chinese Mandarin), 特别 (tèbié) (Chinese Mandarin), ei vähiten (Finnish), nicht zuletzt (German), nu în ultimul rând (Romanian), en especial (Spanish), åtminstone (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-not_least-en-adv-fl6UTeSL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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          "text": "His experiences debating made him a more articulate communicator, not least because the topics were often controversial."
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yóuqí",
          "sense": "especially; particularly",
          "word": "尤其"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "especially; particularly",
          "word": "特別"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tèbié",
          "sense": "especially; particularly",
          "word": "特别"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "especially; particularly",
          "word": "ei vähiten"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "especially; particularly",
          "word": "nicht zuletzt"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "especially; particularly",
          "word": "nu în ultimul rând"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "especially; particularly",
          "word": "en especial"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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      "sense": "especially; particularly",
      "word": "特别"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "especially; particularly",
      "word": "ei vähiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "especially; particularly",
      "word": "nicht zuletzt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "especially; particularly",
      "word": "nu în ultimul rând"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "especially; particularly",
      "word": "en especial"
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      "sense": "especially; particularly",
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