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predominantly

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pre·dom·i·nant  (pr-dm-nnt)
adj.
1. Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force. See Synonyms at dominant.
2. Most common or conspicuous; main or prevalent: the predominant color in a design.

[Medieval Latin praedominns, praedominant-, present participle of praedominr, to predominate; see predominate.]

pre·domi·nant·ly adv.

predominantly [prɪˈdɒmɪnəntlɪ]
adv
for the most part; mostly; mainly
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Adv.1.predominantly - much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous"

predominantly
adverb mainly, largely, chiefly, mostly, generally, principally, primarily, on the whole, in the main, for the most part, to a great extent, preponderantly The landscape has remained predominantly rural in appearance.
Translations
predominantly [prɪˈdɒmɪnəntlɪ] ADV (= mainly) → predominantemente; (= in the majority) → en su mayoría
the emphasis is predominantly on languagesse hace hincapié predominantemente en los idiomas
a population of predominantly Italian residentsuna población en su mayoría de residentes italianos
predominantly [prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli] advprincipalement
predominantly
advüberwiegend
predominantly [prɪˈdɒmɪnəntlɪ] advprevalentemente, per lo più


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