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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. for the most part;
- Example: "he is mainly interested in butterflies"
[syn: chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the main]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mainly \Main"ly\, adv. [From main strong. See Main strength.] Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. [Obs.] --Bacon. Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mainly \Main"ly\, adv. [From main principal, chief.] Principally; chiefly. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mainly adv 1: for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" [syn: chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the main]