/noɾmalˈmente/
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Translation
normally, usually
Word origin
From normal plus the adverbial suffix -mente, from Latin normalis ('made according to a carpenter's square'), from norma ('carpenter's square, rule'). The same root gives English normal and norm.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- normalis
- English cognates
- normal, norm
Examples
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I normally eat at home, but today I went out to the bar.
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The train normally arrives at eight in the morning.
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My father normally works until very late.
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I don't normally drink coffee at night.
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The children are normally at home at this time.
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