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ordinarily

/ˌɔːdəˈneɹəli/awr-duh-NEH-ruh-lee
/ˌɔɹdəˈnɛɹəli/awr-duh-NEH-ruh-lee

Meaningin an ordered way

Common meaning: usually

Journey through time

  1. Latinordinarius‘regular, usual’source
  2. Frenchordinairesource
  3. Englishordinary‘normal, usual’
  4. Englishformed in English from ordinaryordinarily‘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 ordinary + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ORDINARY, p.406 · scan

Source words

  • ordinarius Latin · source word “regular, usual”

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