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widow's mite
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wid·ow's mite  (wdz)
n.
A small contribution made by one who has little.

[From the widow who gave two small coins to the Temple treasury in Mark 12:43.]

widow's mite
n
a small contribution given by a person who has very little
[allusion to Mark 12:43]


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