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generally

 
/ˈdʒen·rə·li/, /-ə·rə·li/ adv

Definition

in a way that includes most people, things, or conditions, or most of the time: It was generally believed at the time that both men were guilty. The baby generally (= usually) wakes up twice during the night.
(Definition of generally adv from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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