🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

principalmente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: prinsipalmente

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Largely/ˈlɑːrdʒli/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El proyecto fue principalmente exitoso."

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    To a great extent; mostly.

    "The project was largely successful, exceeding all expectations."
  2. 2

    In a general or broad sense.

    "The results were largely consistent across different demographics."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'largely' originates from the Middle English term 'larche', which is derived from the Old French 'large', meaning 'broad' or 'wide'. The term evolved through the influence of Latin 'largus', which also means 'generous' or 'abundant', reflecting a shift in meaning towards a sense of extent or degree.

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