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on the average

See: ON AN AVERAGE.

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on an average

[on an average] or [on the average] {adv. phr.} In most cases; usually. * /On an average Dan's mother has to ask him three times before he helps with the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[average] See: [ON AN AVERAGE] or [ON THE AVERAGE], [LAW OF AVERAGES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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