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

congenitally

adverb
 
/kənˈdʒenɪtəli/
 
/kənˈdʒenɪtəli/
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  1. in a way that has existed since or before birth
    • The research involved people who are either congenitally blind or who lost their sight before age 4.
    • a congenitally abnormal heart
  2. in a way that exists as part of a person's character and that is unlikely to change
    • He is congenitally incapable of telling the truth.
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