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ON THE AVERAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does on the average mean?
• ON THE AVERAGE (adverb)
The adverb ON THE AVERAGE has 1 sense:
1. typically
Familiarity information: ON THE AVERAGE used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Typically
Synonyms:
on average; on the average
Context example:
on average he watches three movies a week
Context examples
Brief Pain Inventory Short Form (BPI Short Form) Please rate your pain by circling the one number that best describes your pain on the average.
(BPI Short Form - Pain on the Average, NCI Thesaurus)
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Please rate your pain by circling the one number that best describes your pain on the average.
(BPI - Pain on the Average, NCI Thesaurus)
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