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predominately

/ˌpɹɪˈdɑmənəntˌɫi/ adv

In a predominate manner; predominantly.

Word Origin From Latin dominus 'master, lord' — predominate means to rule over beforehand, to be the dominant force. Predominately is the adverb. The root dominus gives us dominate, dominion, and domain, while the prae- prefix (before) appears in predict, prevent, and precede.

adv In a predominate manner; predominantly.

The neighborhood is predominately residential with few commercial buildings.

(副词) 主要地；占主导地位地；占优势地

这个社区主要是住宅区，商业建筑很少。

(adverbio) De manera predominante; predominantemente.

El vecindario es predominantemente residencial, con pocos edificios comerciales.

(adverbe) principalement; essentiellement; majoritairement; prédominamment; surtout [De manière prédominante ; principalement, en majorité.]

Le quartier est principalement résidentiel, avec peu de bâtiments commerciaux.

(Adverb) überwiegend; vorwiegend; vorherrschend [In überwiegender oder vorherrschender Weise; hauptsächlich.]

Das Viertel ist **predominately** von Wohngebäuden geprägt und hat nur wenige Gewerbeimmobilien.

(副詞) 主に、圧倒的に、支配的に。

その地域はほとんどが住宅地であり、商業ビルはわずかしかない。

(advérbio) predominantemente; maioritariamente; principalmente [De maneira predominante; predominantemente.]

O bairro é predominantemente residencial, com poucos edifícios comerciais.

Synonyms: predominantly mainly mostly chiefly primarily largely Antonyms: rarely occasionally seldom partially
Word parts: pre + domin + ate + ly

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