"sincerely" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /sɪnˈsɪəli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɪnˈsɪɹli/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-sincerely.ogg [US] Forms: more sincerely [comparative], most sincerely [superlative]
Etymology: sincere + -ly, from Latin sincērus (“pure, clean, sound”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sincere|ly}} sincere + -ly, {{der|en|la|sincērus|t=pure, clean, sound}} Latin sincērus (“pure, clean, sound”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} sincerely (comparative more sincerely, superlative most sincerely)
  1. In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly. Synonyms (in a sincere manner): earnestly Translations (In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly): εἰλικρινῶς (eilikrinôs) (Ancient Greek), искрено (iskreno) (Bulgarian), откровено (otkroveno) (Bulgarian), sincerament (Catalan), 真诚地 (Chinese Mandarin), sincere (Esperanto), vilpittömästi (Finnish), todella (Finnish), sincèrement (French), ειλικρινά (eilikriná) (Greek), sinceramente (Italian), in fede (Italian), con sincerità (Italian), ຈິງໃຈ (ching chai) (Lao), sincērē (Latin), sinceramente (Portuguese), и́скренне (ískrenne) (Russian), sinceramente (Spanish), อย่างจริงใจ (yàang jing jai) (Thai), thành thật (Vietnamese), thật thà (Vietnamese), ngay thật (Vietnamese), chân thành (Vietnamese), thành khẩn (Vietnamese), ladöfiko (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-sincerely-en-adv--5JTHxMo Disambiguation of 'in a sincere manner': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly': 99 1
  2. (US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended by his or her name. Tags: US Synonyms (formula for ending a letter): yours sincerely [UK], sincerely yours [US], yours truly, best regards, regards Hypernyms (formula for ending a letter): valediction Coordinate_terms (formula for ending a letter): yours faithfully, xoxo
    Sense id: en-sincerely-en-adv-rU6u1yNh Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'formula for ending a letter': 2 98 Disambiguation of 'formula for ending a letter': 2 98 Disambiguation of 'formula for ending a letter': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: genuinely, honestly, truthfully Derived forms: yours sincerely Related terms: faithfully, truly

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      "word": "in fede"
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