Both Uses of
virtual
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- Feeding many with virtually nothing.†
*virtually = to almost be so, but not so strictly speaking
- Calloway slept most days and stayed up nights with his bird; Texas and Pogie played virtual poker; Joey was listening to his soaps.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(virtual as in: virtual organization) to almost be something; or to effectively be something without entirely being it in a traditional sense
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(2)
(virtual as in: computer's virtual world) something simulated by a computer
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus