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probably

 adverb
     
prob‧a‧bly S1 W1
used to say that something is likely to happen, likely to be true etc:
It will probably take about a week.
This would probably be a good time to take a break.
It's probably the best movie I have ever seen.
[sentence adverb]
'Are you going to be able to do this?' 'Yes, probably.'
'Is she going to send it back?' ' Probably not, no.'
very/most probably
The building will be replaced, most probably by a modern sports centre.
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