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automatically - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
In an automatic manner; mechanically; unconsciously.
By automatic means; by its own action.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adverb In an automatic manner.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adverb In an automatic manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adverb in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
adverb in a reflex manner
Etymologies
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automatic + -ally
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Novice musicians needn't worry, as the title automatically detects the key and scale, thus making it impossible to hit a wrong note when soloing.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010
He was so dominant that he not only became an international master a title automatically granted to the winner if he is not already one, but he also earned one of the three norms needed to become a grandmaster.
NYT > Home Page By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN 2010
There is an unfortunately pervasive rumor on the writers’ conference circuit that a genre label automatically translates into writing less polished than other fiction in professional minds.
Author! Author! » 2005 » September 2005
There is an unfortunately pervasive rumor on the writers’ conference circuit that a genre label automatically translates into writing less polished than other fiction in professional minds.
Author! Author! » Blog Archive » Genre categories – and more of my saga 2005
Although the title automatically brings up favoritism involving race (well, since he's light skinned he .... know what?
Epinions Recent Content for Home 2008
TracSNAPextracts data automatically from the project repository to provide answers to questions such as “Who else recently worked on the module I am about to start editing?”, and “Who else should I talk to before starting a task?”.
2009 December | Serendipity 2009
There's a lot of things I don't know about The Twilight Zone, but I do know this: every time someone even mentions the name, my brain automatically plays the theme music ... inkedgal
7 Things You Might Not Know About The Twilight Zone 2009
There's a lot of things I don't know about The Twilight Zone, but I do know this: every time someone even mentions the name, my brain automatically plays the theme music ... inkedgal
7 Things You Might Not Know About The Twilight Zone » E-Mail 2009
This is unusual because I have it set to log in automatically , but no big deal, I know the password.
Months Later Valve Has Still Not Reset My Steam Password - The Consumerist 2009
TracSNAPextracts data automatically from the project repository to provide answers to questions such as “Who else recently worked on the module I am about to start editing?”, and “Who else should I talk to before starting a task?”.
2009 December 15 | Serendipity 2009
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