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estimate#1 (estimate%1:09:00::)
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estimation#3 (estimation%1:09:00::)
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approximation#1 (approximation%1:09:00::)
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idea#4 (idea%1:09:02::)
(an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)
"an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
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approximation#2 (approximation%1:07:00::)
(the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity))
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approximation#3 (approximation%1:10:00::)
(an imprecise or incomplete account)
"newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
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approximation#4 (approximation%1:04:00::)
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bringing close together#1 (bringing_close_together%1:04:00::)
(the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue)