degree

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TO A DEGREE,

TO THE NTH DEGREE.

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to a degree

[to a degree] {adv. phr.} 1. {Chiefly British} Very; to a large extent. * /In some things I am ignorant to a degree./ 2. Somewhat; slightly; in a small way; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to the nth degree

[to the nth degree] {adv. phr.} To the greatest degree possible; extremely; very much so. * /Scales must be accurate to the nth degree./ * /His choice of words was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

third degree

[third degree] {n. phr.} A method of severe grilling used to extract information from an arrested suspect. * /"Why give me the third degree?" he asked indignantly. "All I did […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nth

[nth] See: [TO THE NTH DEGREE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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