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  • 1Almost — Al most ([add]l m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. [1913 Webster] Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28 …

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  • 2almost — I adverb approximately, close to, nearly, on the brink of, on the verge of, scarcely, within sight of II index approximate, quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3almost as — index quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4almost — /awl mohst, awl mohst /, adv. very nearly; all but: almost every house; almost the entire symphony; to pay almost nothing for a car; almost twice as many books. [bef. 1000; ME; OE (e)al mast, var. of AEL MAEST nearly] Syn. ALMOST (MOST), NEARLY,… …

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  • 5Almost — In mathematics, especially in set theory, when dealing with sets of infinite size, the term almost or nearly is used to mean all the elements except for finitely many . In other words, an infinite set S that is a subset of another infinite set L …

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  • 6almost — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ealmǣst, from eall + mǣst most Date: before 12th century very nearly but not exactly or entirely < we re almost there > II. adjective Date: 1709 very near but not quite < an almost failure > …

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  • 7almost — 1. adverb /ɔːlˈməʊst,ˈɔːl.məʊst,ˈɔl.moʊst,ˈɑɫ.moʊst/ a) Very close b) Not quite Syn: nearly, nigh 2. adjective /ɔːlˈməʊst,ˈɔːl.məʊst,ˈɔl.moʊst,ˈɑɫ.moʊst/ Similar to They could be …

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  • 8Almost Alice — Сборник различных исполнителей …

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  • 9Almost (disambiguation) — Almost is a term in mathematics (especially in set theory) used to mean all the elements except for finitely many.Almost may also refer to:* Almost (song), a song by Bowling for Soup * Almost (Tamia song) * Almost , a song by Tracy Chapman from&#8230; …

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  • 10Almost Here (The Academy Is... album) — Almost Here Studio album by The Academy Is... Released February 8, 2005 …

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