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hermeneutically

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • hûr′mə-n(y)o͞o′tĭ-kəl-lē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪ.kəl.liː/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪ.kəl.li/
  • Australian: /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tɪ.kəl.liː/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌhøː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tə.kəl.liː/
  • Scotland: /ˌhɛɹ.məˈn(j)ʉ.tɪ.kəl.li/
  • India: /ˌhɜːr.meˈn(j)uː.ʈi.kal.liː/
  • rhymes with -uːtɪkəlliː

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adv

Meaning 1

In hermeneutical terms; for hermeneutical purposes; by hermeneutical methods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hermeneutical 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 English -ly English hermeneutically From hermeneutical + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: hermeneuttisesti — in hermeneutical terms
  • French: herméneutiquement — in hermeneutical terms
  • Italian: ermeneuticamente — in hermeneutical terms
  • Portuguese: hermeneuticamente — in hermeneutical terms
  • Spanish: hermenéuticamente — in hermeneutical terms