normally
/ˈnɔːməli/NAWR-muh-lee
/ˈnɔɹməli/NAWR-muh-lee
Meaningin a normal way
Common meaning: usually
- norma builder's right-angle gauge; hence a standardLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1216 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinnorma, -ae‘a builder's right-angle gauge’
- Englishnormal‘usual, standard’
- Englishformed in English from normalnormally‘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 normal + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), NORMAL, p.395 · scan
Roots
- norma, -ae Latin “a builder's right-angle gauge; hence a standard”
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