noun
1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth (Freq. 3)
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an estimate of what it would cost
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a rough idea how long it would take
• Syn: ↑estimate, ↑estimation, ↑idea
• Hypernyms: ↑calculation, ↑computation, ↑figuring, ↑reckoning
• Hyponyms:
↑scalage, ↑credit rating, ↑credit, ↑guess, ↑guesswork, ↑guessing, ↑shot, ↑dead reckoning, ↑guesstimate, ↑guestimate, ↑overestimate, ↑overestimation, ↑overrating, ↑overreckoning, ↑underestimate, ↑underestimation, ↑underrating, ↑underreckoning
2. the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑similarity
3. an imprecise or incomplete account
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newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events
• Hypernyms: ↑version
4. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
• Syn: ↑bringing close together
• Hypernyms: ↑joining, ↑connection, ↑connexion
Useful english dictionary. 2012.