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by and large
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Princeton's WordNet
by and large, generally, more often than not, mostlyadverb
usually; as a rule
"by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Wiktionary
by and largeadverb
mostly, generally; with few exceptions
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
by and large
To the wind and off it; within six points.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of by and large in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of by and large in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of by and large in a Sentence
He wouldn't know a suburb unless he took a wrong turn, i was raised in the suburbs. This is not 1950. All these dog whistles and racism don't work anymore. Suburbs are by and large integrated.
We have huge amounts of tax loopholes that exist for the wealthy and large corporations, we're going to address that issue and protect the needs of working families and the middle class.
I think men and women should make the same for the same work, by and large.
There's more competition from Chinese insurers and large Asian institutions looking at core real estate in London and New York.
For young people who constitute a greater chunk of the populace, reliance on the internet for daily functions has become a must, business, both small and large wouldn't be able to continue their everyday activities should the government keep the people cut out.
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- على العمومArabic
- en generalCatalan, Valencian
- im Großen und GanzenGerman
- en generalSpanish
- kokonaisuutena, suurin piirtein, yleisesti ottaenFinnish
- en majeure partieFrench
- san fharsaingeachdScottish Gaelic
- सब मिलाकरHindi
- in linea di massima, in generaleItalian
- 全般的にみてJapanese
- ზოგადად, მთლიანობაშიGeorgian
- 대부분Korean
- i det store og hele, stort settNorwegian
- over het geheel genomenDutch
- stort sett, i det store og heileNorwegian Nynorsk
- em geral, no geralPortuguese
- в общем, в общем и целомRussian
- på det hela taget, mestadels, i allmänhet, i det stora hela, i stort settSwedish
- మొత్తమ్మీదTelugu
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