"partly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈpɑɹtli/ [General-American], /ˈpɑːtli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-partly.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tli Etymology: part + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|part|ly}} part + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} partly (not comparable)
  1. In part, or to some degree, but not completely. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: partially Translations (in part): մասամբ (masamb) (Armenian), частко́ва (častkóva) (Belarusian), частично (častično) (Bulgarian), отчасти (otčasti) (Bulgarian), 部分地 (bùfèn de) (Chinese Mandarin), částečně (Czech), delvis (Danish), deels (Dutch), gedeeltelijk (Dutch), osittain (Finnish), en partie (French), teilweise (German), zum Teil (German), חלקי (chelki) (Hebrew), részben (Hungarian), 部分的に (bubunteki ni) (alt: ぶぶんてきに) (Japanese), 一部 (ichibu) (alt: いちぶ) (Japanese), partim (Latin), делумно (delumno) (Macedonian), deelwiess (Plautdietsch), częściowo (Polish), po części (Polish), em parte (Portuguese), части́чно (častíčno) (Russian), отча́сти (otčásti) (Russian), en parte (Spanish), en cierto modo (Spanish), dels (Swedish), частко́во (častkóvo) (Ukrainian), поча́сти (počásty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-partly-en-adv-Eni4W4tq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English positive polarity items, English terms suffixed with -ly, Japanese terms with redundant script codes Related terms: partially, partly responsible, partly true, partly right, partly open, partly attributable, partly dependent, partly successful, partly correct, partly free, partly based, partly explained, partly covered, partly determined, partly supported, partly inspired, partly hidden, partly concealed, partly obscured, partly filled, partly dressed

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