🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

principalmente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: prinsipalmente

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mostly/ˈmoʊstli/
adverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Le piace principalmente leggere narrativa."

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    For the most part; mainly.

    "She mostly enjoys reading fiction."
  2. 2

    To a large extent; generally.

    "The weather is mostly sunny this week."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mostly' is derived from the Middle English 'mostli', which comes from the Old English 'mōst', meaning 'greatest' or 'most'. The suffix '-ly' is used to form adverbs, indicating manner or degree. Over time, 'mostly' evolved to denote the predominant part or majority of something.

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