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vanishingly [van′ish iŋ lē]adv.to the point of being nearly invisible or nonexistent [a vanishingly small probability]
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vanishingly — [van′ish iŋ lē] adv. to the point of being nearly invisible or nonexistent [a vanishingly small probability] … English World dictionary
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vanishingly — adverb Date: 1870 so as to be almost nonexistent or invisible < the difference is vanishingly small > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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vanishingly — adv. fleetingly, in the manner of disappearing … English contemporary dictionary
vanishingly — van·ish·ing·ly … English syllables
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