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medially

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈmiː.di.əl.i/ / /ˈmiː.di.ə.li/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðjos Latin medius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin mediālisbor. English medial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English medially From medial + -ly.

  1. In or relating to the middle.
  2. In a medial direction or location; near or along the midline.
  3. In a medial direction or location; nearer or toward the midline.
  4. Inside a word; neither initially nor finally.