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approximately

app·ro·xi·mately

UK/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ US/əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/ fairly common

adverb

1.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

  • “lasted approximately an hour”
  • “in just about a minute”
  • “he”
  • “;”
  • “ve had about all I can stand”
  • “we meet about once a month”
  • “some forty people came”
  • “weighs around a hundred pounds”
  • “roughly $3,000”
  • “holds 3 gallons, more or less”
  • “20 or so people were at the party”

Origin

From approximate + -ly.

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