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near thing

near thing

Something just barely effected, as in That election was a near thing-he won by a handful of votes. [Mid-1700s]
See also: near, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TelTELEnglish (British)
Nabu-Kudurri-Usur-Ancient Near Eastern
JockJAHKScottish
Filipefee-LEEP, fee-LEE-pəPortuguese
Cyprianus-Ancient Roman
Jacquetta[dʒə'ketə]
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