"along about" meaning in English

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Preposition

Audio: en-au-along about.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} along about, {{en-prep}} along about
  1. (idiomatic, informal) Approximately; at around some time. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-along_about-en-prep-WxPf~lcf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions

Download JSON data for along about meaning in English (1.2kB)

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