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optionally

adv
/ˈɑpʃənəli/CA

Etymology

From optional + -ly.

  1. derived from optiō — “choice; option; act of choosing”
  2. derived from option
  3. formed as optional — “option + -al”
  4. formed as optionally — “optional + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In an optional manner

    In an optional manner; not mandatorily.

    • Plural suffixes may be optionally added after the Ist person exclusive ƞə—z̆e, Ist person inclusive ƞə—təƞ, and IInd person non-honorific khyo—z̆e and honorific ñe—z̆e.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

9 hops · closes at optionally

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

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