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Mainly

/ˈmeɪnli/
Used to indicate the principal or primary focus, purpose, or condition of something.

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Many of the early Gods were mainly Gods of Fear.This has mainly been our experience in other worlds.The people there worked mainly on news and entertainment.

Etymology:

etymology
Origin: Middle English, from main, archaically meaning chief, principal in the sense of great strength and -ly, a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives. Related to Old English mægen, meaning main or strength.

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