a written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 2. any formal discourse in speech or writing.
Definition of 'relay'. relay. Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense relays, present participle relaying , past tense , past participle relayed pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (riËleÉª ). The verb is pronounced (rÉªleÉª ). A relay or a relay race is a race between two or more teams, for example teams of runners or swimmers. Each member of the team runs or swims one section of the race. Britain's prospects of beating the United States in the relay looked poor.
When used at the beginning of a sentence, this word is a variety of the 'filler' word basically. Another direct replacement for technically is essentially. Maybe the speaker sees his or her own bad speech patterns and recycles these three words while speaking. Filler words add absolutely nothing to the sentence being spoken.