"broadly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /bɹɔːd.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹɔd.li/ [General-American], /bɹɑd.li/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger], /bɹoːd.li/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-broadly.ogg [US] Forms: more broadly [comparative], most broadly [superlative]
Etymology: broad + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|broad|ly}} broad + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} broadly (comparative more broadly, superlative most broadly)
  1. Widely and openly.
    Sense id: en-broadly-en-adv-ZX2CLoo9
  2. Broadly speaking; in a wide manner; liberally; in a loose sense.
    Sense id: en-broadly-en-adv-g56UHeTk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 33 67

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