"to a hair" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /tuː‿ə ˈhɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tu‿ə ˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: A reference to the very small diameter of a strand of hair: compare hair's breadth. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hair's breadth}} hair's breadth Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to a hair, {{en-PP}} to a hair
  1. (idiomatic) To a high degree of precision; with the utmost exactness; to a nicety. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: to the turn of a hair Related terms: hair's breadth Translations (to a high degree of precision): εἰς ὄνῠχᾰ (eis ónukha) (Ancient Greek), pilkulleen (Finnish), haarklein (German), ad unguem (Latin), in unguem (Latin), у длаку [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), u dlaku [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), at y blewyn (Welsh), i'r blewyn (Welsh)

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      "sense": "to a high degree of precision",
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