"basically" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: basically
Etymology: : basically < basic + -ally
  1. βασικά
    Sense id: el-basically-en-adv-PvspDuJ1
  2. σχεδόν
    Sense id: el-basically-en-adv-IRXIbIlz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Λέξεις με επίθημα -ally (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": basically < basic + -ally",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "basically"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The energy crisis is basically due to the increase in the price of oil.",
          "translation": "H ενεργειακή κρίση οφείλεται βασικά στην άνοδο της τιμής του πετρελαίου."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη fundamentally"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "βασικά"
      ],
      "id": "el-basically-en-adv-PvspDuJ1"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We are basically finished.",
          "translation": "Σχεδόν τελειώσαμε."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη approximately"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "σχεδόν"
      ],
      "id": "el-basically-en-adv-IRXIbIlz"
    }
  ],
  "word": "basically"
}
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    "Λέξεις με επίθημα -ally (αγγλικά)"
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": basically < basic + -ally",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "basically"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The energy crisis is basically due to the increase in the price of oil.",
          "translation": "H ενεργειακή κρίση οφείλεται βασικά στην άνοδο της τιμής του πετρελαίου."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη fundamentally"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "βασικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We are basically finished.",
          "translation": "Σχεδόν τελειώσαμε."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη approximately"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "σχεδόν"
      ]
    }
  ],
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