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Pronunciation / Transliteration: prinsipalmente
"Le piace principalmente leggere narrativa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
For the most part; mainly.
"She mostly enjoys reading fiction." - 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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mostly" is said worldwide
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principalement
Transliteration: prinsipalemã
"Elle aime principalement lire de la fiction."
hauptsächlich
Transliteration: hautsɛçlɪç
"Sie liest hauptsächlich Belletristik."
principalmente
Transliteration: prinsipalmente
"Le piace principalmente leggere narrativa."
principalmente
Transliteration: prinsipalmente
"A ella le gusta principalmente leer ficción."
principalmente
Transliteration: prinsipalmente
"Ela gosta principalmente de ler ficção."
मुख्यतः
Transliteration: mukhyaatah
"उसे मुख्यतः उपन्यास पढ़ना पसंद है।"
主要
Transliteration: zhǔyào
"她主要喜欢阅读小说。"
주로
Transliteration: juro
"그녀는 주로 소설을 읽는 것을 좋아합니다."
主に
Transliteration: omo ni
"彼女は主に小説を読むのが好きです。"
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