automatically

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English

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Etymology

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From automatic +‎ -ally.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/, /ˈɔːtəˌmætɪk(.ə)li/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/, [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk(.ə)li]

Adverb

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automatically (comparative more automatically, superlative most automatically)

  1. In an automatic manner.
    • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:
      The mere existence of a dictionary of a certain variety of English does not automatically confer acceptance of that variety.

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