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iwaba
adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

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English Meaning(s) for いわば

adverb
  1. so to speak; so to call it; as it were

Definition and Synonyms for いわば

As It Were as if it were really so
Synonyms: いわば, まるで, あたかも, 言うなれば
So To Speak in a manner of speaking
Synonyms: いわば, いわゆる, 言うなれば

Stroke Order Diagrams for いわば

Sample Sentences for いわば

A treaty is, as it were, a contract between countries.
He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
I was an outsider, so to speak.
We sat, as it were, on a volcano.

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