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generally

/ˈdʒenəəli/JEH-nur-uh-lee
/ˈdʒɛnɚəli/JEH-nur-uh-lee

Meaningin a general way

Common meaning: usually

Other meanings: widely

Journey through time

  1. Latingeneralis‘belonging to a kind’source
  2. Old Frenchgeneral‘general, universal’source
  3. Englishgeneral‘common to a whole class’
  4. Englishformed in English from generalgenerally‘usually’ · today

Sources & notes

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 general + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), GENERAL, p.231 · scan

Source words

  • generalis Latin · source word “belonging to a kind”

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