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essentially
adverb /ɪˈsen.ʃəl.i/Definition
B2 relating to the most important characteristics or ideas of something: It's essentially a dictionary but it differs in one or two respects. What he's saying is essentially true.Essential or necessary
(Definition of essentially adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do idiom
- basically adverb
- be a question of doing sth idiom
- call for sth phrasal verb
- dependence noun
- elemental adjective
- essential adjective
- fundamental adjective
- indispensable adjective
- inherent adjective
- integral adjective
- interdependent adjective
- intrinsic adjective
- necessity noun
- need noun
- need verb (MUST DO)
- needed adjective
- on a need-to-know basis idiom
- stand or fall by sth idiom
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