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Webster 1913 Edition
Essentially
Es-sen′tial-ly
,adv.
In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree; really;
as,
. essentially
differentWebster 1828 Edition
Essentially
ESSEN'TIALLY
,adv.
1.
In an important degree; in effect. The two statements differ, but not essentially.