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Meaning of "semaphorically" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMAPHORICALLY

semaphorically  [ˌseməˈfɒrɪkəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMAPHORICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semaphorically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SEMAPHORICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of semaphorically in the English dictionary

The definition of semaphorically in the dictionary is in a manner that relates to a system of signalling by holding a flag in each hand and moving the arms.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMAPHORICALLY


allegorically
ˌælɪˈɡɒrɪkəlɪ
anaphorically
ˌænəˈfɒrɪkəlɪ
calorically
kəˈlɒrɪkəlɪ
empirically
ɪmˈpɪrɪkəlɪ
geometrically
ˌdʒiːəˈmɛtrɪkəlɪ
historically
hɪˈstɒrɪkəlɪ
lyrically
ˈlɪrɪkəlɪ
metaphorically
ˌmɛtəˈfɒrɪkəlɪ
meteorically
ˌmiːtɪˈɒrɪkəlɪ
motorically
məʊˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
numerically
njuːˈmɛrɪkəlɪ
oratorically
ˌɒrəˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
phantasmagorically
fænˌtæzməˈɡɒrɪkəlɪ
pictorically
pɪkˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
plethorically
plɛˈθɒrɪkəlɪ
prehistorically
ˌpriːhɪsˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
rhetorically
rɪˈtɒrɪkəlɪ
spherically
ˈsfɛrɪkəlɪ
sterically
ˈstɛrɪkəlɪ
symmetrically
sɪˈmɛtrɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMAPHORICALLY

semantic
semantic memory
semantic tableau
semantic Web
semantical
semantically
semanticist
semantics
semantide
semantron
semaphore
semaphoric
semaphorical
Semarang
semasiological
semasiologically
semasiologist
semasiology
sematic
sematology

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMAPHORICALLY

actually
alphabetically
automatically
basically
clinically
critically
dramatically
drastically
economically
electronically
fantastically
locally
periodically
physically
politically
practically
specifically
statistically
technically
tragically
typically

Synonyms and antonyms of semaphorically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semaphorically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMAPHORICALLY

Find out the translation of semaphorically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of semaphorically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «semaphorically» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

semaphorically
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semaphorically
570 millions of speakers

English

semaphorically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

semaphorically
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

semaphorically
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

semaphorically
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semaphorically
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

semaphorically
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semaphorically
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semata-mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

semaphorically
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

semaphorically
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

semaphorically
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semaphorically
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

semaphorically
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

semaphorically
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्दार्थाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

semaphorically
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semaphorically
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semaphorically
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

semaphorically
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semaphorically
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

semaphorically
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semaphorically
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semaphorically
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semaphorically
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semaphorically

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMAPHORICALLY»

The term «semaphorically» is normally little used and occupies the 143.546 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMAPHORICALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «semaphorically» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «semaphorically» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about semaphorically

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMAPHORICALLY»

Discover the use of semaphorically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semaphorically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sayings and Doings, Or, Sketches from Life
196 Mr. Danvers attempted to return his thanks to the people, but the partisans of Sir Oliver would hear nothing he had to say : hootings and hissings assailed him when he appeared, and having worked himself semaphorically for half an hour, ...
Theodore Edward Hook, 1836
2
Ten Stories
He waved his arms about semaphorically to demonstrate how the moving about of small children is done. Somsak emitted a laugh that, out of respect, he quickly choked off. Pastor Brower explained to him that, every year there were always ...
Blaine L. Comeaux, 2013
3
The Programme
“You said 'one of our members', sir,” the senior cop said, blinking semaphorically to tell Paimon the insult hadn't escaped him. “Members of what would that be, sir? ” he asked Christopher. “We're a religious community, officer.” Christopher met ...
Andrew Arden, 2012
4
Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris ...
In this manner all the letters, numerals or signs of the Morse code can be indicated, and correspondence to any extent may be carried on semaphorically by this simple arrangement. This mode is slow, but other circumstances being favorable, ...
Universal Exhibition (1867, Paris), William Phipps Blake, 1870
5
Sayings and doings
... attempted to return his thanks to the people, but the partizans of Sir Oliver would hear nothing he had to say : hootings and hissings assailed him when he appeared, and, having worked himself semaphorically for half an hour he. gvae up all ...
Theodore Edward Hook, 1836
6
The Spell: A Romance
... prey trapped beneath the enthralled chival- ric sexual predator in him, as the band played and the blinking lights of the funhouse flashed out over the turbid, unmoving, deep blood-red lacustrine waters their semaphorically mixed messages.
Tom Clark, 2000
7
Hitchcock's Cryptonymies
She could, she would, but she cannot be bothered performing what she can semaphorically generate without effort. But rather than this being some new twist on a gendered abyss, even for her it seems citationally old already. As is asked of  ...
Tom Cohen, 2005
8
Lip Service
... discourse except love's savoir-faire loyalty as inequality credit wet semaphoric unison, semaphorically reversed phantom powering custom can steal feminine decommodification for us. Predestination series widowed the integers order hides ...
Bruce Andrews, 2001
9
Balanchine and the Lost Muse: Revolution and the Making of a ...
Echoes of such pageants crop up in later Balanchine ballets such as The Four Temperaments (1946), when dancers in black leotards or black tights advance en masse in the final tableau toward the stage rim, signaling semaphorically with  ...
Elizabeth Kendall, 2013
10
Downcast Eyes: The Denigration of Vision in ...
... signs of power, distinction, and hierarchy in the gestures and accoutrernents of bodies semaphorically on V1CW.16 Here the ficial the painted face, the greater, it often seemed, the. more elaborate the costume, the higher the powdered wig, ...
Martin Jay, 1993

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMAPHORICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semaphorically is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Les Grands Ballets' new Death and the Maiden is appealing but …
The arms whirl and flash semaphorically; the spine whips forward and back and all around. That's the basic material of the ballet. Those moves recur again and ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
2
Like to hit the sauce? Take Sriracha tour
Men in reflective vests wave orange flags semaphorically, as drivers jockey to get a coveted spot, park and then briskly walk to the ever-expanding line at the ... «Arizona Daily Star, Mar 15»
3
Been hitting the sauce? Then take a Sriracha tour
Men in reflective vests wave orange flags semaphorically, as drivers jockey to get a coveted spot, park and then briskly walk to the ever-expanding line at the ... «The Seattle Times, Nov 14»
4
Been hitting the sauce? If so, behold the Sriracha tour
Men in reflective vests wave orange flags semaphorically, as drivers jockey to get a coveted spot, park and then briskly walk to the ever-expanding line at the ... «Sacramento Bee, Nov 14»
5
When the Dance Is the Diva
... (Acis) and the urgent Isaiah Bell (Damon) stood awkwardly, gestured semaphorically and even left the stage during the instrumental interludes in their arias. «Wall Street Journal, Aug 14»
6
Postcard from the End of America: Riverside, NJ
With her husband, Ken, a mailman by day, Karen is semaphorically steering lost souls into the Kingdom of God, provided it's not too foggy. «Dissident Voice, Oct 13»
7
Molissa Fenley Revisits 1980s Hits at New York Live Arts
While footwork is mainly for locomotion, the arms are very busy, maddeningly so; semaphorically speaking, these performers are motormouths. A suggestion of ... «New York Times, Oct 13»
8
Stubborn Kinds of Fellows: The Big Knife Has Been Dulled by Time …
But it's so dated, and so obviously and laboriously message-laden—Hoff's smarmy studio henchman is named not just Smiley or Coy but, semaphorically, ... «New York Observer, Apr 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Semaphorically [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/semaphorically>. Apr 2024 ».
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