"around about" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} around about (not comparable)
  1. (Australia, informal) Nearly; approximately. Tags: Australia, informal, not-comparable Synonyms: around, about
    Sense id: en-around_about-en-adv-5rTUgMHl Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "ref": "2009 March 6, The Daily Telegraph",
          "text": "We had around about a dozen workers called out and they worked through to about 6 o'clock this morning doing repairs.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 June 28, Marcus O'Dean, Sporting Shooter",
          "text": "I quickly settled myself on my backside as a fox playfully chased a grasshopper around about fifty metres away.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Jenny Martens, QShelter",
          "text": "I grew up knowing only Aboriginal culture because my Grandfather died when I was around about ten years old.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "Nearly; approximately."
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        "(Australia, informal) Nearly; approximately."
      ],
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          "text": "I grew up knowing only Aboriginal culture because my Grandfather died when I was around about ten years old.",
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        "Nearly; approximately."
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        "(Australia, informal) Nearly; approximately."
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