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Definition of essentially - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
basicsin a fundamental or basic way
- Essentially, the plan is to improve education.
- Essentially, it's about finding common ground.
- Essentially, they want to start fresh.
Origin of essentially
Latin, essentialis (pertaining to essence)
Terms with essentially included in their meaning
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essentially
in a way that is essential or required
essence
mostly or essentially true
essentially
in effect but not in fact
basic
fundamentally or essentially
identity
essentially or fundamentally part of something's identity
essentially
in a way that is essential or inherent
practical equivalence
in every practical sense, effectively or essentially true
equivalence
two options that are essentially the same
quality
imperfect but essentially good or true
essence
fundamentally or essentially
essence
essentially or fundamentally
essentially
relating to the substance or essence of something
physics
light consisting of essentially one wavelength giving a single pure color
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- French:essentiellement, ...
- German:im Wesentlichen, ...
- Italian:fondamentalmente, ...
- Spanish:básicamente, ...
- Portuguese:basicamente, ...
- Chinese:基本上, ...
- Japanese:基本的に, ...
- Arabic:أساسًا, ...
- Hebrew:בְּעֶצֶם, ...
- Russian:по сути, ...
- Ukrainian:по суті, ...
- Hindi:मूल रूप से, ...
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