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/ˌnes.əˈser.əl.i/

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Translation

In a way that must be true or must happen; used most often in "not necessarily".

Word origin

From the adjective necessary plus the ending -ly, from Latin necessarius, meaning unavoidable.

Origin
Latin
Root
necessarius
English cognates
necessary, necessity

Examples

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"Not necessarily" means it is not always true.

wiser.

It may be true sometimes, but it does not have to be.

more .

Here "necessarily" means it must be so; it cannot be avoided.

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This word is part of lesson 59.