Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a theoretic manner; in or by theory; from a theoretical point of view; speculatively: opposed to practically.
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- adverb in
theory ;on paper - adverb in a
theoretical manner
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- adverb in a theoretical manner
- adverb in theory; according to the assumed facts
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It theoretically protects property rights of even the lowliest hire, but the key term is _theoretically_.
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Her new title theoretically gives her full access to the Oval Office (it's the same official "rank" as Rahm Emanuel has), and Obama will -- finally!
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP 2010
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Her new title theoretically gives her full access to the Oval Office (it's the same official "rank" as Rahm Emanuel has), and Obama will -- finally!
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP 2010
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Her new title theoretically gives her full access to the Oval Office (it's the same official "rank" as Rahm Emanuel has), and Obama will -- finally!
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP 2010
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Her new title theoretically gives her full access to the Oval Office it's the same official "rank" as Rahm Emanuel has, and Obama will -- finally!
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP Chris Weigant 2010
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Her new title theoretically gives her full access to the Oval Office (it's the same official "rank" as Rahm Emanuel has), and Obama will -- finally!
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP 2010
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Her new title theoretically gives her full access to the Oval Office it's the same official "rank" as Rahm Emanuel has, and Obama will -- finally!
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP Chris Weigant 2010
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He added that there was no real strategic voting, which he called "theoretically appealing" but in practice the empirical evidence suggested it didn't make any difference to the outcome.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JANE TABER 2011
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Those wines generally fell into the category vino da tavola - table wine - a term theoretically reserved for wines that fell below the Tuscan standards.
The Pour 2009
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Those wines generally fell into the category vino da tavola - table wine - a term theoretically reserved for wines that fell below the Tuscan standards.
The Pour 2009
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