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hairsbreadth

American  
[hairz-bredth, -bretth, -breth] / ˈhɛərzˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛθ /
Also hair's-breadth,

noun

  1. a very small space or distance.

    We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.

adjective

  1. extremely narrow or close.

Etymology

Origin of hairsbreadth

First recorded in 1575–85

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