in-sofar
səˈfɑr, -soʊ- adverb
to such an extent (usually followed by as ): I will do the work insofar as I am able.
Origin:
1590–1600; orig. phrase in so far
1590–1600; orig. phrase in so far
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| to the degree or extent that; "insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man"; "so far as it is reasonably practical he should practice restraint" |
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In-sofar
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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