near about

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near about

adverb

alternative, not comparable Alternative spelling of nearabout Summary. The general result of sections III., IV., V. is that Indian glaciers are near about as large as they have been since the deposition of the crumpled Tertiary beds which are called "Nahuns" and "Shivaliks." "The glacial period" is dated "Postpliocene." The Indian ground traversed extends from
not comparable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see near, about: nearby and around (i.e., closely surrounding). Near-synonym: round about
Similar: round about

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@misc{near_about_2026,
  title = {near about},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/near%20about},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}