Definitions for essentially
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1. basically, fundamentally, essentiallyadverb

   in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

   "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

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1. essentiallyadverb

   in an essential manner; in essence.

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1. Essentiallyadverb

   By the constitution of nature.

   Etymology: essentialiter, Latin.

   He that loves himself,
   Hath not essentially, but by circumstance,
   The name of valour. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.

   Body and spirit are essentially divided, though not locally distant. Joseph Glanvill.

   All sin essentially is, and must be, mortal. Robert South, Sermons.

   Knowledge is that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

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1. Essentially

   Essence (Latin: essentia) is a polysemic term, that is, it may have significantly different meanings and uses. It is used in philosophy and theology as a designation for the property or set of properties or attributes that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it loses its identity. Essence is contrasted with accident: a property or attribute the entity or substance has contingently, without which the substance can still retain its identity. The concept originates rigorously with Aristotle (although it can also be found in Plato), who used the Greek expression to ti ên einai (τὸ τί ἦν εἶναι, literally meaning "the what it was to be" and corresponding to the scholastic term quiddity) or sometimes the shorter phrase to ti esti (τὸ τί ἐστι, literally meaning "the what it is" and corresponding to the scholastic term (haecceity(thisness) for the same idea. This phrase presented such difficulties for its Latin translators that they coined the word essentia (English "essence") to represent the whole expression. For Aristotle and his scholastic followers, the notion of essence is closely linked to that of definition (ὁρισμός horismos). In the history of Western philosophy, essence has often served as a vehicle for doctrines that tend to individuate different forms of existence as well as different identity conditions for objects and properties; in this logical meaning, the concept has given a strong theoretical and common-sense basis to the whole family of logical theories based on the "possible worlds" analogy set up by Leibniz and developed in the intensional logic from Carnap to Kripke, which was later challenged by "extensionalist" philosophers such as Quine.

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1. essentially

   Essentially refers to the basic, fundamental, inherent or intrinsic nature of something. It is used to highlight the most necessary or important aspects or characteristics of something or someone, or to signify the core reality or truth of a situation. It can also mean fundamentally, primarily or most importantly.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'essentially' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2893

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'essentially' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2213

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'essentially' in Adverbs Frequency: #221

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How to pronounce essentially?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Natasha

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How to say essentially in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of essentially in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of essentially in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of essentially in a Sentence

1. Terry Pratchett, Eric:

   The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking.

2. Daryl Hall:

   We’ve never really stop touring, we’ve been on tour essentially since 1972. We took a few years off in the early 90's, but even then we played shows. So, it’s just something we do – it’s a lifestyle.

3. Charles Krauthammer:

   On Monday, a federal district court judge appointed by Obama made a ruling opposing, and essentially saying, calling illegal EPA regulations on fracking. The rebuke was a rather strong one. It was almost as if the judge was instructing a middle school class on the constitution, [The president is] a recidivist on this issue, and he needed to be slapped down again.

4. Vincent Hill:

   The idea of a camera which will turn on anytime a police officer steps out of the patrol car essentially takes away the human aspect of the police officer.

5. Christian Bale:

   It doesn't matter if you don't know anything about racing, that is what we really had to struggle with. ... You can get a film where you can get absolutely devoted to beautiful shots of bumpers and engines and all that. But this essentially comes down to a story about this incredible friendship but told at, you know, 230 miles an hour.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=essentially
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Essentially
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=essentially
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essentially
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=essentially