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Or so has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Phrase

Definitions
Adverb
1

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

"lasted approximately an hour"

"in just about a minute"

"he's about 30 years old"

"I've had about all I can stand"

"we meet about once a month"

"some forty people came"

"weighs around a hundred pounds"

"roughly $3,000"

"holds 3 gallons, more or less"

"20 or so people were at the party"

Phrase
1

Roughly, approximately.

Example Sentences
"lasted approximately an hour" adverb
"in just about a minute" adverb
"he's about 30 years old" adverb
"I've had about all I can stand" adverb
"we meet about once a month" adverb
"some forty people came" adverb
"weighs around a hundred pounds" adverb
"roughly $3,000" adverb
"holds 3 gallons, more or less" adverb
"20 or so people were at the party" adverb
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Rhyming Words
if so oh so do so say so how so not so and so ever so just so even so more so like so is it so bullom so if not so that is so is that so i think so but even so isn't it so
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