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main⋅ly

  [meyn-lee]
Use mainly in a Sentence
–adverb
1. chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent: Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
2. Obsolete. greatly; mightily; abundantly.
Origin:
1225–75; ME maynliche, maynly. See main 1 , -ly
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main·ly   (mān'lē)   
adv.  For the most part; chiefly.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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