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main·ly  (mnl)
adv.
For the most part; chiefly.

mainly
Adverb
for the most part; principally
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Adv.1.mainly - for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

mainly
adverb chiefly, mostly, largely, generally, usually, principally, in general, primarily, above all, substantially, on the whole, predominantly, in the main, for the most part, most of all, first and foremost, to the greatest extent
Translations
mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] advprincipalmente, en su mayoría
mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] main advprincipalement, surtout
mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] main advhauptsächlich
mainly [ˈmeɪnlɪ] advprincipalmente, soprattutto


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Faces that fall into types you can describe, or at all events label in such a way that the reader can identify them; but those faces that consist mainly of spiritual effect and physical bloom, that change with everything they look upon, the light in which ebbs and flows with every changing tide of the soul,--these you have to love to know, and to worship to portray.
Although my book is intended mainly for the en- tertainment of boys and girls, I hope it will not be shunned by men and women on that account, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in.
There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.
 
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