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locally.

With respect to place; in place.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈləʊkəli/
  1. With respect to place; in place.

    These things are locally separated.
  2. In or from the local area.

    We live locally, so I always bank locally.
    In this shop we only sell products farmed locally.
  3. In a restricted part of the body.

    To be applied locally
  4. Within a sufficiently small sphere (or circle or interval) around a given point (sometimes, around any point).

    locally Euclidean
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English local 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 locally From local + -ly.

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