"predominantly" meaning in English

See predominantly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/ Audio: en-us-predominantly.ogg [US] Forms: more predominantly [comparative], most predominantly [superlative]
Etymology: predominant + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|predominant|ly}} predominant + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} predominantly (comparative more predominantly, superlative most predominantly)
  1. In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin. Synonyms: primarily, principally, mostly, usually Translations (in a predominant manner): башлыса (başlısa) (Bashkir), преимуществено (preimuštestveno) (Bulgarian), predominantment (Catalan), převážně (Czech), lähinnä (Finnish), etupäässä (Finnish), valtaosin (Finnish), valtaosaltaan (Finnish), principalement (French), majoritairement (French), essentiellement (French), vorwiegend (German), überwiegend (German), hauptsächlich (German), vorrangig (German), overveiende (Norwegian Bokmål), principalmente (Portuguese), predominantemente (Portuguese), преиму́щественно (preimúščestvenno) (Russian), pretežno (Serbo-Croatian), principalmente (Spanish)

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