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approximation

/əpˌɹɑksəˈmeɪʃən/ · 13 letters · 9 distinct letters

  1. noun

    an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

    an estimate of what it would cost

  2. noun

    the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)

  3. noun

    an imprecise or incomplete account

    newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events

  4. noun

    the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue

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