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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
Etymology: [From main strong. See Main strength.]
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
Seneca, Letters to Lucilius V:
Fear keeps pace with hope. Nor does their so moving together surprise me; both belong to a mind in suspense, to a mind in a state of anxiety through looking into the future. Both are mainly due to projecting our thoughts far ahead of us instead of adapting ourselves to the present. Thus it is that foresight, the greatest blessing humanity has been given, is transformed into a curse.
It's mainly due to the development in the United States, where we see strong competition between detergent makers, and that consumers are buying cheaper detergents with a lower level of enzymes.
Bolton was scheduled to talk mainly about including the Asian allies in efforts to monitor and pressure Iran, something Russia opposes.
I mainly thought it was just a good story.
It's a cowardly attack mainly targeting the economy of Tunisia, we should unite to defend our country.
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- غالبًاArabic
- галоўным чынамBelarusian
- principalmentCatalan, Valencian
- hauptsächlichGerman
- κυρίωςGreek
- ĉefe, precipeEsperanto
- principalmenteSpanish
- pitkälti, pääasiassa, enimmäkseen, suurimmaksi osaksi, etupäässä, lähinnä, pääosin, pääasiallisestiFinnish
- surtout, principalementFrench
- főlegHungarian
- principalmenteItalian
- 主, おもJapanese
- 주로Korean
- voornamelijkDutch
- główniePolish
- principalmentePortuguese
- mai cu seamă, mai ales, îndeosebiRomanian
- главным образом, в основномRussian
- huvudsakligenSwedish
- головним чиномUkrainian
- ledinoVolapük
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