Definitions
the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
Word origin
From approximate + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“At the back of the cupboard, you find your interview skirt, the one you bought when you had cash to purchase an approximation of the fashion spreads you mulled over in magazines.”
“For some loanwords borrowed from French into English, the standard English pronunciation is an approximation of the French, as with denoument.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ballpark figure”13 letters
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