adv
Meaning 1
In a domestic manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
domestically
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CMU ARPABET: D AH0 M EH1 S T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
At home, playing in one's home ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adverb
Meaning 3
with respect to home or family
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation
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adverb
Meaning 4
with respect to the internal affairs of a government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- domestically, the president proposes a more moderate economic policy
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English domestic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English domestically From domestic + -ally.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: en el país — in a domestic manner
- Spanish: nacionalmente — in a domestic manner
- Spanish: intranacionalmente — in a domestic manner
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