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Meaning of virtually

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  virtually
      adv 1: in essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike
             virtually paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke"
      2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
         accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the
         baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
         finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
         fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is
         well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the
         contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone
         agrees" [syn: {about}, {almost}, {most}, {nearly}, {near},
         {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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