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== English == === Etymology === From fortunate +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/, /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt.li/, [ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪʔ.li] (General American, weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nətli/, /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət.li/, [ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nəʔ.li] Hyphenation: for‧tu‧nate‧ly === Adverb === fortunately (comparative more fortunately, superlative most fortunately) In a fortunate manner. (Can we add an example for this sense?) It is (or was, etc) fortunate that. ==== Synonyms ==== (in a fortunate manner): auspiciously, luckily (it is fortunate that): happily, luckily, mercifully, thankfully, mercifully. ==== Translations ====