"approximative" meaning in English

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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being an approximation",
          "word": "likimääräinen"
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being an approximation",
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          "word": "approssimativo"
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being an approximation",
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          "sense": "of, relating to, or being an approximation",
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