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predominantly

/prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/adverb

उच्चारण प्रिडॉमिनन्ट्ली

मुख्य रूप से, अधिकतर

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adverb
  1. 1

    mostly; mainly

    मुख्य रूप से, अधिकतर

    • The village is predominantly agricultural.
    • The audience was predominantly young, with many college students.
    • The region is predominantly hilly, with a few small valleys.
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    • The team is predominantly made up of young players.
    • The crowd was predominantly cheering for the home side.

    Synonyms mainly mostly chiefly largely primarily

    Opposite partially slightly rarely

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AaSpelling

pre·dom·i·nant·ly

With -nant- (not 'predominately', though that form is also seen).

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: pre-dom-i-nant-ly, -nant- के साथ ('predominately' भी दिखता है)।

?Which word?

Keep the mainly words together: predominantly, mainly, chiefly, largely, principally, primarily (first and most importantly).

मुख्य रूप से के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: predominantly, mainly, chiefly, largely, principally, primarily (पहले और सबसे महत्वपूर्ण)।

§Grammar and usage

Keep the family together: dominate (control), dominant (most important or powerful), predominant (greater in number or importance), predominance (the state of being predominant).

परिवार साथ याद रखिए: dominate (नियंत्रित करना), dominant (सबसे महत्वपूर्ण या शक्तिशाली), predominant (संख्या या महत्व में अधिक), predominance (प्रधानता की अवस्था)।

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General knowledge

India is predominantly an agricultural country, with about half its workforce in agriculture.

भारत मुख्य रूप से कृषि-प्रधान देश है, लगभग आधा कार्यबल कृषि में है।