federally
/ˈfedəəli/FEH-dur-uh-lee
/ˈfɛdɚəli/FEH-dur-uh-lee
Meaningin a way that is by treaty
Common meaning: in a federal way
- fedto trust; faithLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 746 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
- aladjective ending: relating to
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinfīdō; fidēs‘to trust’
- Englishfederal‘of a union of states with a central government’
- Englishformed in English from federalfederally‘in a federal way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is by treaty. It can be inferred from any of: federal.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from federal + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- fīdō; fidēs Latin “to trust; faith”
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