Predominantly
/prɪˈdɑːmənəntli/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adverbMostly or mainly, rather than in smaller amounts.
Extra definitions
adverbTo a greater extent than anything else.
adverbChiefly made up of one group.
adverbIn a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
Sentence Examples
The audience was predominantly young.
The region is predominantly rural.
The diet is predominantly vegetables.
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Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“Both groups are predominantly confined to areas with warm to tropical climates[…]”
— 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 3:
“The first phase of our pilot study found that the signage on the campus grounds was well regulated by the institution and was predominantly English.”
— 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The audience was ____ young.