generally

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛnrəli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɛnərəli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jenər ə lē)

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generally - mainly
‘generally’
Generally means ‘usually’, ‘in most cases’, or ‘on the whole’.
Paperback books are generally cheapest.
His answer was generally correct.
‘mainly’
Don't use generally to say that something is true about most of something, or about most of the people or things in a group. Use mainly.
The bedroom is mainly blue.
The people in the audience were mainly from Senegal or Mali.
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