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Definitions for mainly
ˈmeɪn limain·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the mainadverb
for the most part
"he is mainly interested in butterflies"
Wiktionary
mainlyadverb
Forcefully, vigorously.
mainlyadverb
Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.
mainlyadverb
To a great degree; very much.
mainlyadverb
Chiefly; for the most part.
Webster Dictionary
Mainlyadverb
very strongly; mightily; to a great degree
Mainlyadverb
principally; chiefly
Etymology: [From main strong. See Main strength.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mainly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1485
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mainly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1694
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mainly' in Adverbs Frequency: #134
Anagrams for mainly »
aminyl, amylin
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mainly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mainly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of mainly in a Sentence
Now, we know that the use of narco subs and narco torpedos as tactical weapons are being tested in Mexico City by the Sinaloa and the The Jalisco Nueva Generacion CJNG, and Jalisco New Generation Cartel del Golf mainly, with the support of Colombian cartels and terrorist groups including Hezbollah, and operatives from Al Qaeda and the Islamic State.
Showbiz celebrity couple throws party at their every wedding anniversary for mainly two reasons; First, for publicity and second,just to prove to the people that the compatibility still exists between them.
The key to the process is to design the pressure release rate not to stress the dough, which likes to expand gently, we mainly studied how dough behaves with and without yeast -- how the softness changes with leavening( rising), and how the dough responds to a temperature program during baking.
I think mainly Zack had a very clear idea of the Wonder Woman he wanted to bring to the big screen, and I had to embody everything he wanted me to be, give my own notes, my own input, and just go for it, for me, Wonder Woman is just such an amazing character: She's all about love and justice and truth and compassion and equality, and I didn't want her to be too polished. I didn't want her to be too perfect. I wanted people, men and women, to be inspired by her and to be able to relate to her, and I wanted to make her muddier, dirtier, to give her some edge, give her some attitude, and I think we were able to do it.
Hankou Bank Chairman Chen Xinmin:
Traditional banks mainly have debt relations with clients, but to develop tech finance, we need to build shareholding relations with them.
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- غالبًاArabic
- галоўным чынамBelarusian
- principalmentCatalan, Valencian
- hauptsächlichGerman
- κυρίωςGreek
- ĉefe, precipeEsperanto
- principalmenteSpanish
- pääasiassa, pitkälti, pääasiallisesti, enimmäkseen, pääosin, suurimmaksi osaksi, lähinnä, etupäässäFinnish
- surtout, principalementFrench
- főlegHungarian
- principalmenteItalian
- おも, 主Japanese
- 주로Korean
- voornamelijkDutch
- główniePolish
- principalmentePortuguese
- îndeosebi, mai ales, mai cu seamăRomanian
- главным образом, в основномRussian
- huvudsakligenSwedish
- головним чиномUkrainian
- ledinoVolapük
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