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[ adverb ] in a spontaneous manner
Examples "this shift occurs spontaneously" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)In it important elements of Christianity and of the Biblical view of reality in_general , which now cause us much difficulty , could be responded to quite naturally and spontaneously . (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)It was assumed that the shift in autonomic hypothalamic balance occurring spontaneously in neuropsychiatric patients from the application of certain therapeutic procedures follows the pattern known from the sleep wakefulness cycle . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] without advance preparation
Synonyms Examples "he spoke ad lib" |
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