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- [al-kuh-mee]
- /ˈæl kə mi/
- /ælˈk.e.mək.l̩i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-kuh-mee]
- /ˈæl kə mi/
Definitions of alchemically word
- adverb alchemically in an alchemical manner 3
- noun plural alchemically a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life. 1
- noun plural alchemically any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value. 1
- noun plural alchemically any seemingly magical process of transforming or combining elements into something new: Through some kind of alchemy he has reinvented himself as a writer. 1
- noun alchemically In a manner relating to alchemy. 1
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Origin of alchemically
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-1375; earlier alchimie < Old French alquemie < Medieval Latin alchymia < Arabic al the + kīmiyā' < Greek kēmeía transmutation; replacing Middle English alconomye, equivalent to alk(imie) + (astr)onomye astronomy
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Parts of speech for Alchemically
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alchemically popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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