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hermeneutically

/ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪ.kəl.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
her-me-neu-ti-cal-ly
IPA
/ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪ.kəl.li/
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In hermeneutical terms; for hermeneutical purposes; by hermeneutical methods.

Etymology

Etymology tree English hermeneutical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hermeneutically From hermeneutical + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪ.kəl.li/
  • British English: /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪ.kəl.liː/

Frequently Paired Words

hermeneut hermeneutic hermeneutician hermeneuticist hermeneuticize hermeneutics

Questions

How do you pronounce hermeneutically?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪ.kəl.li/.
What does hermeneutically mean?
In hermeneutical terms; for hermeneutical purposes; by hermeneutical methods.
Where does hermeneutically come from?
Etymology tree English hermeneutical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hermeneutically From hermeneutical + -ly.

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