different between initially vs historically

initially

English

Etymology

initial +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??n???li/, /??n??li/

Adverb

initially (not comparable)

  1. At the beginning.

Synonyms

  • at first; see also Thesaurus:initially

Antonyms

  • finally; see also Thesaurus:finally

Translations

initially From the web:

  • what initially causes a nerve impulse
  • what initially means
  • what initially attracts rose to red
  • what initially interested you about veeva
  • what initially started the great schism
  • what initially attracts you to this position
  • what initially caused aids
  • what initially shaped earth's atmosphere


historically

English

Etymology

historical +? -ly

Adverb

historically (comparative more historically, superlative most historically)

  1. In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record.
    Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work.
  2. According to history: formerly, in the past, traditionally.
    Historically, this company collected payment before starting work.
  3. To an unprecedented or extremely rare degree.

Usage notes

Historically serves as the adverb for both historic and historical. Thus, the distinction that is often made between these two adjectives (see the usage notes there) is lost for the adverb.

Translations

historically From the web:

  • what historically happened today
  • what historically happened on epifania
  • what historically happened in 1226
  • what historically happened on january 17th
  • did anything happened today in history
  • what was happened today in history
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