essentially

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Etymology

From essential + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/

Adverb

essentially

1. in essence

Synonyms

• actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, centrally, characteristically, factually, fundamentally, in essence, in the main, inherently, intrinsically, naturally, substantially
• See also Thesaurus:intrinsically or Thesaurus:fundamentally

Translations

• French: essentiellement, en essence
• German: im Wesentlichen, im Grunde, im Kern, im Grunde genommen
• Italian: in essenza
• Portuguese: em essência, essencialmente
• Russian: по существу
• Spanish: esencialmente, en esencia

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