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/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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This word is part of lesson 28.