preliminarily

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How do you pronounce preliminarily?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪlˌɪmənˈɛɹɪli/.

What does preliminarily mean?

In a preliminary manner.

Where does preliminarily come from?

Etymology tree English preliminary 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 preliminarily From preliminary + -ly.

How to pronounce preliminarily

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