Both Uses
approximate
in
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
(Edited)
- There is nothing better than a chicken leg when you haven't eaten for (approximately) eighteen-and-a-half hours.
Chpt 2approximately = about
- If the government wants to hide somebody, there's probably no place more isolated than my reservation, which is located approximately one million miles north of Important and two billion miles west of Happy.
Chpt 4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(approximate) almost, but not exact; or similar
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)