The Word “Basically”

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The Word “Basically” Is The Adverb Form Of The Adjective “Basic”

Pronunciation Of The Word “Basically”

Basically – For this word: The “a” is a TRUE Long A; for the “-ic” suffix – the “i” is pronounced as an i-schwa; and the final “c” is hard but is (sometimes) stopped (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue); then for the “-ally” suffix – the “a” disappears; the “ll” combination is pronounced simply like the single letter “l” (this is the standard pronunciation of this letter combination in The Common Tongue); and the final “y” is pronounced like the long letter “e” (this is the standard pronunciation of this suffix in The Common Tongue).

– /BAY-sihk-lee/ – /ˈbeiː.sə(ɪ)k.liː/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –