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Definition of fortunately adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fortunately

adverb
 
 
/ˈfɔːtʃənətli/
 
/ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
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  1. by good luck synonym luckily
    • I was late, but fortunately the meeting hadn't started.
    • The documents fortunately survived the fire.
    • Fortunately or unfortunately, those times have passed.
    • fortunately for somebody Fortunately for him, he was very soon offered another job.
    opposite unfortunately
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