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-ly2 suffix forming advs. of manner. OE.
-līċe, ME.
-liche,
-līke,
-liʒe,
-li(e) = OS., OHG.
-līko (Du.
-lijk, G.
-lich), ON.
-liga, Goth.
-leikō: f.
-LY1 with Gmc. adv. suffix *
-ō. The Eng. forms in
-li(e),
-ly are due to ON. In Gmc. an adv, with this suffix no doubt orig. implied the existence of a corr. adj. in
-LY1; in OE. some advs. are formed on simple adjs., as
bealdlīċe BOLDLY,
swētlīċe SWEETLY, and this type increased greatly in ME. The general sense is ‘in a manner characteristic of one who or a thing that is so-and-so’, hence, ‘in a so-and-so fashion’, ‘to a so-and-so degree’. Advs. referring to moments or periods of time, such as
formerly,
instantly,
lately,
quarterly,
yearly, were prob. based at first on
early;
firstly,
secondly, etc., were modelled on F.
premièrement, L.
primo, etc.; formations on sbs. such as
namely,
partly are prob. based on L.
nominatim,
partim; formations on pps., such as
admittedly,
allegedly have become frequent.
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Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/5/1991; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/6/1991; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/5/2004; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: China Daily; 7/15/2006; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/15/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...early release of the bills along with the coins this weekend. "We could see the value of early distribution," said Yannis Xenakis, who is overseeing the euro rollout for the EU. "But we decided we did not want to give counterfeiters a head start...
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Newspaper article from: European Report; 3/28/2006; 700+ words
; ...react before it gets to the point that "citizens wonder whether the coin in their hand is real or false" insisted Yannis Xenakis, Head of Unit for the protection of the euro at the OLAF. a WIDE DIVERSITY Even though the European Commission admits...
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Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: The Spectator; 10/20/2007; ; 700+ words
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Yannis Xenakis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Yannis Xenakis , 1922-2001, Greek-French composer, b. Brăila, Romania. Xenakis studied civil engineering in Athens...Darius Milhaud , and Olivier Messiaen . Xenakis used both Greek folk elements and twelve...
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Xenakis, Yannis
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Xenakis, Yannis (1922–2001) Greek composer. Xenakis studied music under Arthur Honegger and Olivier Messiaen...1954), was based on an architectural design. Some of Xenakis' work is twelve-tone music and he has been a pioneer...
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electronic music
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...particularly Karlheinz Stockhausen . In the 1960s, it became possible to use computers for complex electronic sounds; Yannis Xenakis and Pierre Boulez are two of many composers to have used computers.
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