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esencialmente

essentially

adverb eh-sen-syahl-MEN-teh Rare

Also means

fundamentally

Usage Note

Esencialmente is used to boil something down to its core nature: es esencialmente un problema de comunicación (it is essentially a communication problem). It is more formal than básicamente (basically) and implies getting to the very essence rather than merely simplifying. Common in academic, journalistic, and formal spoken registers.

Examples

"El problema es esencialmente económico."

Natural Translation

The problem is essentially economic.

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