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Dictionary: main·ly   (mān') pronunciation
adv.
For the most part; chiefly.


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IN BRIEF: adv. - For the most part.

pronunciation What we see depends mainly on what we look for. — John Lubbock

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: for the most part
  Synonyms: chiefly, principally, primarily, in the main


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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - overvejende, hovedsagelig, væsentlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoofdzakelijk, vooral

Français (French)
adv. - essentiellement, surtout

Deutsch (German)
adv. - hauptsächlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - κυρίως, βασικά

Italiano (Italian)
essenzialmente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - principalmente

Русский (Russian)
главным образом

Español (Spanish)
adv. - principalmente, sobre todo, especialmente, mayormente, generalmente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - huvudsakligen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
主要地, 大概, 大抵

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 主要地, 大概, 大抵

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 주로 , 대부분은

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 主に, 大概は

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) في الأساس, , الدرجه الأولى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בעיקר‬


 
 
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