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ceremoniously

adv

Etymology

From ceremonious + -ly.

  1. derived from *kʷer-✻ — “to build, make; to do”
  2. derived from caerimōnia — “awe, reverence, veneration; sacredness, sanctity; religious ceremony, ritual”
  3. learned borrowing from caerimōniōsus
  4. learned borrowing from cérémonieux
  5. formed as ceremoniously — “ceremonious + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a ceremonious manner.

    • After a simply marvelous, entertaining two and a half hour meal, they reclaimed their shoes and ceremoniously bid their sayonaras to the Japanese girls.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ceremoniously. 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 ceremoniously. 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 ceremoniously

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