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Definition of Close to
1. Adverb. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct. "20 or so people were at the party"
Definition of Close to
1. Adverb. (context: of quantifiers of nouns) Approximately ¹
2. Adverb. (informal) Nearly; almost ¹
3. Preposition. Near. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Close To
Literary usage of Close to
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer, William Morris (1887)
"... WHO GIVETH HIM A FAIR WIND, WHEREBY HE IS BORNE close to ITHACA, BUT BY THE
FOLLY OF HIS FOLK IS DRIVEN BACK THENCE TO .SOLUS AGAIN : THENCE HE COMETH ..."
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