predominately

predominately: predominantly, predominately

• The huts are predominantly in valleys near rivers, and invariably the local area was swarming with mosquitoes —R. Sale et al., 1991

• The music was predominately '60s and '70s pop, but that didn't seem to bother the inimitable Mr Hurst —Bookseller, 1993.

Both words mean ‘as the most important factor or element, mostly, largely’ and both have long histories, although predominately was rare before the 19c and predominantly remains the more common of the two.

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predominately — [[t]prɪdɒ̱mɪnətli[/t]] ADV: usu ADV group, also ADV after v Predominately means the same as predominantly. ...a predominately white, middle class suburb … English dictionary
predominately — adverb Date: 1594 predominantly … New Collegiate Dictionary
predominately — See predominate. * * * … Universalium
predominately — adverb in a predominate manner; predominantly … Wiktionary
predominately — pre|dom|i|nate|ly [ prı daminətli ] adverb PREDOMINANTLY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
predominately — prÉª dÉ‘mÉªneÉªtlÉª / dÉ’m adv. generally, prevalently, usually; mainly, primarily, mostly; considerably, to a great degree … English contemporary dictionary
predominately — adverb mainly; for the most participle … English new terms dictionary
predominately — pre·dom·i·nate·ly … English syllables
predominately — adv. = PREDOMINANTLY (see PREDOMINANT). Etymology: rare predominate (adj.) = PREDOMINANT … Useful english dictionary
predominate — predominately /pri dom euh nit lee/, adv. predominatingly, adv. predomination, n. predominator, n. /pri dom euh nayt /, v., predominated, predominating. v.i. 1. to be the stronger or leading element or force. 2. to have numerical superiority or… … Universalium

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