"approximative" meaning in English

See approximative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more approximative [comparative], most approximative [superlative]
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  1. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. Derived forms: approximatively, approximativeness Translations (of, relating to, or being an approximation): aproximatiu (Catalan), likimääräinen (Finnish), arviollinen (Finnish), approximatif (French), approssimativo [masculine] (Italian), aproksymacyjny (Polish), aproksymatywny (Polish), aproximativo (Portuguese)
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Noun

Forms: approximatives [plural]
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  1. (grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation.
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Inflected forms

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