as likely as not in English

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        "As is most likely; probably."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "as like as not"
        },
        {
          "word": "in all likelihood"
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        {
          "word": "more than likely"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "as likely as not"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "as likely as not (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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        "English lemmas",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "As is most likely; probably."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "likely",
          "likely"
        ],
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          "probably"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "as like as not"
    },
    {
      "word": "in all likelihood"
    },
    {
      "word": "more than likely"
    }
  ],
  "word": "as likely as not"
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"as likely as not" meaning in English

Adverb