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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPROXIMATIVE

a.Approaching; that approaches.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APPROXIMATIVE

Ap *prox "i *ma *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. approximatif. ]

 

Defn: Approaching; approximate. -- Ap *prox "i *ma *tive *ly, adv. -- Ap *prox "i *ma *tive *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

approximative

ap prox i ma tive |əˈpräksəˌmātiv əˈprɑksəmeɪdɪv | ▶adjective (of a method, description, etc. ) giving only an approximation to something: a crudely approximative outline.

 

French Dictionary

approximativement

approximativement adv. adverbe À peu près. Note Orthographique appro x imativement.