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INSOFAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does insofar mean?
• INSOFAR (adverb)
The adverb INSOFAR has 1 sense:
1. to the degree or extent that
Familiarity information: INSOFAR used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
To the degree or extent that
Synonyms:
in so far; insofar; so far; to that degree; to that extent
Context example:
so far as it is reasonably practical he should practice restraint
Context examples
The unregulated growth of cancer cells insofar as growth control and contact inhibition.
(Cancer Cell Growth, NCI Thesaurus)
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