"evenly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈiːvənli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evenly.wav [UK]
Etymology: even + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|even|ly}} even + -ly
  1. If something is evenly spread, it is spread out as to form a flat surface.
    Sense id: simple-evenly-en-adv-xR5wViG5
  2. If you distribute something evenly, you give the same amount of it to everyone. Synonyms: equally
    Sense id: simple-evenly-en-adv-q5k3qxal
  3. If a number is evenly divisible, it can be divided to leave no remainder.
    Sense id: simple-evenly-en-adv-~B-7KGKr Categories (other): Mathematics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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