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| 1. | [ adverb ] if nothing else | |
| Synonyms: | leastwise at_any_rate leastways | |
| Examples: | "at least he survived" "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary" "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" (`leastwise' is informal `leastways' is colloquial) |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] not less than | |
| Synonyms: | at_the_least | |
| Examples: | "at least two hours studying the manual" "a tumor at least as big as an orange" |
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| Related terms: | at_most at_most | |
| Similar spelling: |
at_last atlas at_a_loss Ateles at_leisure atlas_moth |
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