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nearabouts

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Synonym of nearabout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • nearabouts the library, nearabouts ten o'clock
  • c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court For where the majesty of a king's house draws recourse and access, it is both disgraceful to the king and diseaseful to the people, if the ways near-abouts be not fair and good [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nearabout

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From near + about + -s (see adverbial genitive).