Predominately

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a predominate manner; predominantly. dated, nonstandard

    "In the case of gibnut (Agouti paca), however, my memories are occupied predominately with my efforts to avoid eating this creature."

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"He won scholarships from the British and German governments to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at the Felix Mendelson Bartholdy University for Music and Theater in Leipzig in 1999. His passion for the piano has been influenced predominately by Schumann, Schubert and Debussy."

Etymology

From predominate (“adjective”) + -ly.

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