parafoveally

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adverb

Using the perifovea

“Readers do not fixate on short function words, but instead see them parafoveally.”

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Meanings

adverbparafoveally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyUsing the perifovea

    Readers do not fixate on short function words, but instead see them parafoveally.

Origin

From parafoveal + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

parafoveally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parafoveally

MLA

“parafoveally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parafoveally. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parafoveally,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parafoveally.

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