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thereabouts

adverb there·abouts \ˌther-ə-ˈbau̇ts, ˈther-ə-ˌ\

: near or around that place, time, number, amount, etc.

Full Definition of THEREABOUTS

: near that place or time

: near that number, degree, or quantity <a boy of 18 or thereabouts>

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there·abouts also there·about \-ˈbau̇t, -ˌbau̇t\

before 12th century

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adverb there·abouts \ˌther-ə-ˈbau̇ts\

: near that place or time <There was a cabin thereabouts.>

: near that number, degree, or amount <The temperature reached 100 degrees or thereabouts.>

there·abouts also there·about \-ˈbau̇t\

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