independently

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English

Etymology

From independent +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/
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  • Hyphenation: in‧de‧pend‧ent‧ly

Adverb

independently (comparative more independently, superlative most independently)

  1. In an independent manner.
    Both teams worked out the answers independently.
    The business partners had radically different ideas for the company, and each decided to work on a project independently of the other.
    • 2014 September 29, Douglas Quenqua, “Toolmaking May Have Risen Independently”, in The New York Times‎:
      The most likely conclusion, the researchers say, is that the Levallois method was not taken to Eurasia by African migrants, but evolved there gradually and independently.

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