Adjective
Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation.
Noun
A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
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In Example 6, we can see speakers using the vague approximatives 'two or three' and 'one or two'.
Adjective
not quite exact or correct
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the approximate time was 10 o'clock
a rough guess
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a rough estimate