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low

adjective, adverb
 
 
/ləʊ/ US  /loʊ/

Definition

B1 not measuring much from the base to the top, or close to the ground or the bottom of something: a low fence a low ceiling. When we went skiing, I only went on the lower slopes. The planes fly low across enemy territory.Low, short and shallow
(Definition of low adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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