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to a degree

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  1. Somewhat: a little; a bit; moderately. All countries are to a degree controlled by other countries; it is equally obvious that some countries are controlled by others through the threat of military intervention.
  2. dated, idiomatic Extremely; exceedingly; a lot. It has been said that Scotsmen […] are […] grave to a degree on occasions when races more favoured by nature are gladsome to excess.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, a, degree: to an extent.

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@misc{to_a_degree_2026,
  title = {to a degree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20a%20degree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}