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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

rapidamente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ra-pi-da-men-te

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Speedily/ˈspiː.dɪ.li/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il problema è stato risolto rapidamente."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    At a fast pace or in a short amount of time; quickly.

    "The team worked together to resolve the issue speedily."
  2. 2

    Without delay; promptly.

    "Please reply to this email as speedily as possible."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'speedy', originating from Old English 'spēdig' meaning prosperous or successful, combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly'. Over the Middle to Early Modern English periods, the semantic core shifted from prosperity and success to rapidity and quickness of motion or action.

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