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locally

adv.
US //ˈɫoʊkəɫi// UK //lˈəʊkəli// lo·cal·ly
  1. 1 in the nearby area (adv.)
    B1 Intermediate

    in the specific area or town where you live or where something is happening.

    within a particular area, neighbourhood, or town; often used to describe the origin of goods or the scope of an event.

    Example

    We try to buy our vegetables locally to support the farmers in our town.

    Example

    The restaurant prides itself on sourcing all its ingredients locally, ensuring that the menu reflects the seasonal produce of the surrounding countryside.

  2. 2 affecting one small part (adv.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate Technical Medicine

    affecting only one small part of the body or a machine.

    restricted to a specific part of a physical system or organism rather than affecting the whole.

    Example

    The doctor applied the cream locally to treat the small rash on my arm.

    Example

    The anaesthetic was administered locally to numb the specific area of the jaw before the dental procedure began.

    • topically
    • systemically
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  1. 3 near a specific point (adv.)
    C2 Proficiency Technical Math

    within a very small area around a specific point.

    relating to a property that holds within a sufficiently small neighbourhood of a given point.

    Example

    The curve looks like a straight line if you examine it locally.

    Example

    While the manifold may be complex in its overall structure, it remains locally Euclidean at every point.

Origin

From local + -ly.

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