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roughly

adv.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; approximately; about; close to; just about; some; more or less; around; or so
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); rough
with rough motion as over a rough surface; rough

roughly the same

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Installation rules are roughly the same as in Japan.
Rules are roughly the same as the original US version.

roughly equal

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8.0-0 Bb6 where the position is roughly equal.
Both companies possess roughly equal patent portfolios.
The stem is long, thick, and roughly equal in width throughout.

roughly equivalent

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It is roughly equivalent to amoxicillin in terms of activity.
It was roughly equivalent in strength to a brigade or a division.
It can be thought of as roughly equivalent to Africa in our world.

roughly half

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In their final year roughly half of boarders chose to enter the house.
He deployed roughly half of the Ethiopian army to contain the struggle.
Only roughly half of the album's featured guests recorded in the studio.

roughly parallel

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Running roughly parallel to Lunedale to the south is Baldersdale.
Running roughly parallel to Baldersdale to the north is Lunedale.
It flows westward for its entire course, roughly parallel to the North Fork.

roughly modern

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The Parthians immediately succeeded in taking over the middle part of Alexander's empire (roughly modern Iran).
Nevertheless in 683, qaghan attacked Wei Prefecture (蔚州, roughly modern Datong, Shanxi) and killed its prefect Li Sijian (李思儉).
He stated to Li Zhi: He then demoted Li Shiji to the post of the commandant of Die Prefecture (疊州, roughly modern Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu).

located roughly

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It is located roughly halfway between Liverpool and Manchester.
The island is located roughly halfway between Powell River and Campbell River.
Sandymount railway station is located roughly halfway along it at a level crossing.

roughly bounded

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The listing is roughly bounded by NW 16th and 23rd Sts.
It is roughly bounded by Herbert Place, Arlington Avenue, Mt.
It is roughly bounded by Main St., Parks Mill Rd., Seven Islands Rd.

roughly translates

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Aristokratia roughly translates to "rule of the best born".
The school's motto is "Serviam", roughly translates as "to serve".
The name roughly translates to "from the town of the cherry tree".

roughly translated

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It can be roughly translated as "wakefulness".
The Nahuatl word for drum is roughly translated as "huehuetl".
Thus, the title can be roughly translated as "Superb Landfill".

roughly between

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It is roughly between NE 99th and 102nd, and NE Halsey and NE Tillamook.
Its composition is usually dated to roughly between c. 1500 BC – 1200 BC.
The Sannai-Maruyama site was inhabited by hunter-gatherers roughly between 3900 BC2900 BC.

runs roughly

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The mountain range runs roughly northwest to southeast.
It runs roughly north to south from King's Road to Glebe Place.
It runs roughly north to south from Tregunter Road to Fulham Road.

roughly corresponding

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Zones represented major geographical areas roughly corresponding to continents.
It was used in the Middle Ages, when it can be seen as roughly corresponding to an English shire.
"Zabag" is the Arabic word for Sumatra and Java, roughly corresponding with the Srivijaya Empire.

roughly circular

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The rim is roughly circular, but eroded in places.
Chadwick is roughly circular with a sharp-edged rim.
Grande Glorieuses is roughly circular and measures about across.

roughly corresponds

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The plan roughly corresponds to what was ultimately built.
Ōizumimachi, Nerima, Tokyo roughly corresponds to former-time .
The area covered by the city roughly corresponds to the ancient city of Sopara.

roughly rectangular

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It is roughly rectangular and oriented north-south.
It became the north range of a roughly rectangular friary.

roughly triangular

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A pediment is a roughly triangular structure above a lintel.
American marten have a roughly triangular head and sharp nose.
It is roughly triangular in shape and is under the jurisdiction of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

roughly halfway

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It is located roughly halfway between Liverpool and Manchester.
The island is located roughly halfway between Powell River and Campbell River.
Sandymount railway station is located roughly halfway along it at a level crossing.

roughly spherical

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The roughly spherical truffle is up to wide and yellowish-brown in color.
The conidia are echinulate (spiky), roughly spherical, and measure 2.5–4.0 μm in diameter.
The smooth spores measure 5.5–7 by 4.5–6.5 µm, roughly spherical to broadly ellipsoid in shape.

roughly follows

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The road roughly follows the river Nidelva the whole way.
The A68 roughly follows the route of the old Roman 'Dere Street'.
The story then roughly follows the biblical account of the Ministry of Jesus.

roughly divided

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Symbols are roughly divided into animalistic and floral symbols.
These interactions can be roughly divided into physical and chemical interactions.
The Dutch hip hop scene is roughly divided by the Netherlands' (mostly) larger cities.

roughly halfway between

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It is located roughly halfway between Liverpool and Manchester.
The island is located roughly halfway between Powell River and Campbell River.
Located roughly halfway between the end points of Prahovo-Zaječar railway line, it is the sole major railway junction on it.

area roughly

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Chinnarnirappu is a hilly area roughly 3.5 km outside Parathode.
An area roughly equivalent to the current urban area of Dundee is likely to have formed a demesne, centred on Dundee castle.
Unlike their outdoor counterparts, WGI Winds compete indoors on a performance area roughly the size of a standard basketball court.

roughly similar

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On the "HKD" the sail measurements were roughly similar.
Most known exoplanets orbit stars roughly similar to the Sun, i.e.
It was roughly similar in power to the contemporary .38 S&W, .41 Colt, and .44 S&W American.

roughly every

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Elections are held roughly every four years.
They essentially grew and multiplied as feral animals, doubling roughly every two years.
A local hash association exists as well, with hashes occurring roughly every third Saturday.

running roughly

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The dialects form a continuum running roughly north to south.
It consists of two long rocky ridges running roughly northeast to southwest.
It is an east–west route running roughly through midtown Pensacola and West Pensacola.

roughly along

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The 357th was holding a sector east of Lake Iban, roughly along the Velikiye Luki - Nevel railway.
This cleft follows a course roughly along a north–south orientation, and continues for a length of about 150 kilometers.
The boundaries are roughly along Green, Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Franklin, Clements, Centreville and Monroe Streets.

roughly the size

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At , Guinea is roughly the size of the United Kingdom.
The design of the badge measured roughly the size of an old shilling.
Being roughly the size of Eurasia, Essos has geography and climate that vary greatly.

roughly square

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The camp was roughly square, about to each side.
It has an area of about and a roughly square outline.

lies roughly

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Lilhac lies roughly 65 km southwest from Toulouse.
The floor of the dale lies roughly 220 m above sea level.
Berglangenbach lies roughly 5 km west of Baumholder and 8 km southeast of Birkenfeld.

roughly north

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The valley moves up from the sea roughly north.
The dialects form a continuum running roughly north to south.
It runs roughly north to south from King's Road to Glebe Place.