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partly

/ˈpɑːtli/PAHRT-lee
/ˈpɑɹtli/PAHRT-lee

Meaningin part

Common meaning: not completely

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*par-‘produce, afford, prepare, share’source
  2. Latinpars, partis‘a part, share’
  3. Frenchpart
  4. Middle Englishpartsource
  5. Englishpart‘a piece or share of a whole’
  6. Englishformed in English from partpartly‘not completely’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from part + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PART, p.423 · scan

Roots

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