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parafoveally

parafoveally adverb: using the perifovea.

Adverb

parafoveally (not comparable)

  1. Using the perifovea
    • Readers do not fixate on short function words, but instead see them parafoveally.

Origin of parafoveally

From parafoveal + -ly.

Questions about parafoveally

What does parafoveally mean?
Parafoveally means using the perifovea.
What part of speech is parafoveally?
Parafoveally is an adverb.

Words near parafoveally in the dictionary

  1. parafossette
  2. parafossettes
  3. parafoulbrood
  4. parafovea
  5. parafoveal
  6. parafoveally
  7. parafoveas
  8. parafoveolar
  9. parafrag
  10. parafrags
  11. parafransoletite

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