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medially

/ˈmiː.di.əl.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
me-di-al-ly
IPA
/ˈmiː.di.əl.i/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In or relating to the middle.

adv

In a medial direction or location; near or along the midline.

adv

In a medial direction or location; nearer or toward the midline.

adv

Inside a word; neither initially nor finally.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial 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 medially From medial + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmiː.di.əl.i/
  • British English: /ˈmiː.di.əl.i/

Derived Forms

admedially inferomedially paramedially plantomedially

Antonyms

laterally initially finally

Questions

How do you pronounce medially?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmiː.di.əl.i/.
What does medially mean?
In or relating to the middle.
Where does medially come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial 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 medially From medial + -ly.

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