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that

 
 
/ðæt/ adverb

Definition

used when describing the size, amount, or state of something or someone: I've never seen a fish that big before.
not (all) that big/good/warm, etc not very big/good/warm, etc: It hasn't been all that cold this winter.
(Definition of that adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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