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Parende Posted 9 years ago
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What does "more than likely" mean in the following sentence? "although assertions of this sort should be treated with great reserve, it is more than likely that this glorious past is not a self-glorying invention." I already am familiar with the usage of this expression, but the "not" confuses me.
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more than likely >>> very likely Consider a simpler example. eg I'm going to race an Olympic gold medalist. It is more than likely that I will not win.
- more than likely >>> very likely Consider a simpler example.
- eg I'm going to race an Olympic gold medalist.
- It is more than likely that I will not win.
- self-glorying self-glorifying
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more than likely >>> very likely
Consider a simpler example. eg I'm going to race an Olympic gold medalist. It is more than likely that I will not win.
self-glorying self-glorifying
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