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there⋅a⋅bout

[thair-uh-bout, thair-uh-bout]
–adverb
1. about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
2. about that number, amount, etc.
Also, there⋅a⋅bouts.


Origin:
bef. 950; ME ther aboute, OE thǣr abūtan. See there, about
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there·a·bouts   (thâr'ə-bouts')   
adv.  
  1. Near that place; about there: somewhere in Kansas or thereabouts.

  2. About that number, amount, or time.

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