Basically and Nearly

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Basically adverb - For the most part.

Usage example: your answer is basically correct

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Nearly and basically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nearly" instead the word "Basically" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: basic, basics

Nearly adverb - To a close degree.

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Basically and nearly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basically" instead the word "Nearly" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Word: near

That's because it's basically mentioned once in the movie; in the book the search for who the "prince" really is acts as the main subplot, getting quite nearly as much time as the main plot itself.

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Have fun with the Darksteel Dragon as well; he's basically a Metal Slime with a lot better attack, who attacks three times, and, just for more fun, he has nearly 2000 HP.

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This basically persisted until Jacques Offenbach produced Orphee Aux Enfers (Orpheus in Hell) in 1858, a comic opera basically satirizing nearly three hundred years of Orphean opera settings.

Source: Opera

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