"to a lesser extent" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to a lesser extent, {{en-PP}} to a lesser extent
  1. Occurring somewhat less. Related terms: to some extent, to an extent, to a large extent, to a great extent, to a greater extent Translations (Translations): vähemmässä määrin (Finnish), vähäisemmässä määrin (Finnish), dans une moindre mesure (French), in geringerem Maße (German), kisebb mértékben (Hungarian), in misura minore (Italian), w mniejszym stopniu (Polish), в ме́ньшей сте́пени (v ménʹšej stépeni) (Russian), ме́ншою мі́рою (ménšoju míroju) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-to_a_lesser_extent-en-prep_phrase-r23~52hA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1984, Jan Borms, Human growth and development, page 438",
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          "ref": "1986, Adejoju Ajoke Falomo, The Pheromone Biology of the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius Diaperinus (Panzer), (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), page 165",
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