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Adverb
  • to a small degree or extent
    • his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
    • the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
  • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    • lasted approximately an hour
    • in just about a minute
    • he's about 30 years old
    • I'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
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