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in a measure

in a measure prepositional phrase: to a certain extent.

Prepositional phrase

  1. To a certain extent.
    • Both represent gropings of the human mind in the dark abysses of the past; both were in a measure grotesque anticipations of the modern theory of evolution.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 44

Questions about in a measure

What does in a measure mean?
In a measure means to a certain extent.
What part of speech is in a measure?
In a measure is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a measure in the dictionary

  1. in a league of one's own
  2. in a little while
  3. in a major key
  4. in a manner
  5. in a manner of speaking
  6. in a measure
  7. in a mess
  8. in a minor key
  9. in a minute
  10. in a New York second
  11. in a nutshell

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