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basically

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ba⋅si⋅cal⋅ly

  [bey-sik-lee]
Use basically in a Sentence
–adverb
fundamentally.
Origin:
1900–05; basic + -ally
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ba·si·cal·ly   (bā'sĭ-kə-lē, -klē)   
adv.  

  1. In a basic way; fundamentally or essentially: Throughout the ordeal, he remained basically the same.

  2. For the most part; chiefly: They basically do what they are supposed to.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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