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As it were has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

as if it were really so

"she lives here, as it were"

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as,‎ it,‎ were.

See Also
so to speak in manner of speaking
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
jere gere fere kere tere here were vere pere dere mere lere bere sere rere yere cere frere spere stere
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