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partly

 
 
/ˈpɑːtli/ adverb

Definition

used to show that something is true to some degree but not completely: The house is partly owned by her father. He was partly responsible.
(Definition of partly adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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