plus or minus in English

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      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "plus or minus (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000, George W. Barclay, Murder on the Brazos, page 196",
          "text": "\"[…] I'll be out to join you in ten minutes, plus or minus,\" said Sandra, smiling, as she got out.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Approximately; more or less."
      ],
      "id": "en-plus_or_minus-en-adv-Di7N~m3y",
      "links": [
        [
          "Approximately",
          "approximately"
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        [
          "more or less",
          "more or less"
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        {
          "word": "±"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "approximately"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "plus or minus"
}

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "plus or minus (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "±"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English adverbs",
        "English coordinated pairs",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
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        "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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        {
          "ref": "2000, George W. Barclay, Murder on the Brazos, page 196",
          "text": "\"[…] I'll be out to join you in ten minutes, plus or minus,\" said Sandra, smiling, as she got out.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Approximately; more or less."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Approximately",
          "approximately"
        ],
        [
          "more or less",
          "more or less"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "approximately"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "plus or minus"
}

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"plus or minus" meaning in English

Adverb