virtually

UK: /ˈvɜː^rtʃuəli/ US: (vûr′cho̅o̅ ə lē)

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vir•tu•al•ly  (vûr′cho̅o̅ ə lē), adv. 

1. for the most part;
   almost wholly;
   just about:
   He is virtually unknown.

• 1400–50; late Middle English; see virtual, -ly

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virtually / ˈvɜːtʃʊəlɪ/ adverb

1. in effect though not in fact; practically; nearly
2. using computers or the internet
3. using the technique of virtual reality

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vir•tu•al /ˈvɜrtʃuəl/   adj. 

1. being (the noun stated) in force or effect, though not actually or expressly such:
   [before a noun] They were reduced to virtual poverty.
2. Computing temporarily simulated or extended by computer software:
   virtual memory on a hard disk.

vir•tu•al•ly, adv. 

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vir•tu•al  (vûr′cho̅o̅ əl), adj. 

1. being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such:
   a virtual dependence on charity.
2. [Optics.]
   • Optics noting an image formed by the apparent convergence of rays geometrically, but not actually, prolonged, as the image formed by a mirror (opposed to real).
   • Optics noting a focus of a system forming virtual images.
3. Computing temporarily simulated or extended by computer software:
   a virtual disk in RAM; virtual memory on a hard disk.

• Medieval Latin virtuālis, equivalent. to Latin virtu(s) virtue + -ālis -al¹
• Middle English 1350–1400

vir′tu•al′i•ty, n.