predominantly
In a predominant mannerIn a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
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» The audience was predominantly female.
Das Publikum war mehrheitlich weiblich. — Yorwba
Аудитория была по большей части женская. — marafon
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1 sensesIn a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
The membership is predominantly elderly, as 90% are over age 60.
vorwiegend, überwiegend, hauptsächlich
преиму́щественноpreimúščestvenno
перева́жноperevážno
- much greater in number or influence
Examples
36 sentencesThe audience was predominantly female.
ruАудитория была по большей части женская. — marafon
deDas Publikum war mehrheitlich weiblich. — Yorwba
California is a predominantly blue state.
Elias's experience has been predominantly positive.
Sami lives in a predominantly white neighborhood.
The country's banking sector is sound and predominantly foreign owned.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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Forms
more predominantly, most predominantly| Comparative | more predominantly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most predominantly |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- much greater in number or influence:preponderantly
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.