approximately

• approx. (abbreviation, also for adjective approximate)

approximate +‎ -ly

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/
• Hyphenation: ap‧prox‧i‧mate‧ly

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approximately (not comparable)

1. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

   Synonyms: around, near, nearly; see also Thesaurus:approximately

   Antonyms: accurately, definitely, exactly, precisely

   In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.

   Per 100 g of chocolate there is approximately 11.6 g of saturated fat.

   ...approximately 60 beats per minute.

• approximate

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