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normally

adverb
USNOR-muh-lee/ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/UKNAW-muh-lee/ˈnɔːmə.li/

3 meanings of normally

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  1. 1
    most of the timeadverb
    Most of the time, in the way things usually happen.

    We normally eat dinner at six o'clock.

    Normally the store closes early on Sundays.

    Similarusually, ordinarily, generally, typically

    Oppositerarely, seldom

  2. 2
    without problemsadverb
    In the usual way, with nothing wrong or strange about it.

    After the surgery, her hand worked normally again.

    The machine is running normally now.

  3. 3
    bell curveadverb
    In a way that spreads out values in the common bell-shaped pattern.

    If the data is normally distributed, most of the values sit close to the average.

    The game picks a normally distributed random number, so very high and very low numbers are rare.

    UsageAlmost always in normally distributed.

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Origin

From the word "normal" plus the ending "-ly".

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 1 fact