Nominally and Virtually

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Nominally adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.

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Virtually and nominally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virtually" instead an adverb "Nominally".

Nearby Words: nominal, nominalist, nominalism

Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.

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Nominally and virtually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nominally" instead an adverb "Virtually".

Nearby Words: virtue, virtual, virtuously

The Kowloon Walled City was nominally a Chinese possession surrounded by British Hong Kong, but in reality the densely populated district had virtually no government or police presence.

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