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ab·so·lute·ly  audio  (bs-ltl, bs-ltl) KEY  

ADVERB:
  1. Definitely and completely; unquestionably.
  2. Grammar
    1. In a manner that does not take an object.
    2. In an absolute relationship.

Usage Note:
For some time, absolutely has been used informally as an intensive, as in an absolutely magnificent painting. In an earlier survey, a majority of the Usage Panel disapproved of this usage in formal writing.


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