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automatically

adv
/ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/UK/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/US/ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪ.k(ə.)li/

Etymology

From automatic + -ally.

  1. derived from αὐτόματον
  2. derived from automatum — “automaton”
  3. borrowed from automaticus
  4. formed as automatically — “automatic + -ally”

Definitions

  1. In an automatic manner.

    • Most of the overhead system is of the weight-tensioned type, constant tension being automatically applied by balance weights.
    • The mere existence of a dictionary of a certain variety of English does not automatically confer acceptance of that variety.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at automatically. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at automatically. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at automatically

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA