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really

[ree-uh-lahy] Origin

re-al·ly

[ree-uh-lahy]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -lied, -ly·ing.
to ally again or anew.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English realy < Middle French real(l)ier; see rally1

 really, re-ally.

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Really is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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re·al·ly

[ree-uh-lee, ree-lee]
adverb
1.
in reality; actually: to see things as they really are.
2.
genuinely or truly: a really honest man.
3.
indeed: Really, this is too much.
interjection
4.
(used to express surprise, exasperation, etc.)

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see real1, -ly

really, re-ally.
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really (ˈrɪəlɪ)
 
adv
1.  in reality; in actuality; assuredly: it's really quite harmless
2.  truly; genuinely: really beautiful
 
interj
3.  an exclamation of dismay, disapproval, doubt, surprise, etc
4.  not really? an exclamation of surprise or polite doubt
 

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really
c.1430, originally in reference to the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Sense of "actually" is from early 15c. Purely emphatic use dates from 1610; interrogative use (oh, really?) is first recorded 1815.
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