Approximate and All but

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Approximate adjective - Being such only when compared to something else.

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All but and approximate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "All but" instead an adverb "Approximate".

All but adverb - Very close to but not completely.

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Approximate and all but are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approximate" instead an adverb phrase "All but".

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