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generally

 
 
/ˈdʒenərəli/ adverb

Definition

USUALLY usually, or in most situations: I generally wake up early.
AS A WHOLE considering the whole of someone or something, and not just a particular part of them: The police said that the crowd was generally well-behaved.
BY MOST PEOPLE by most people, or to most people: He is generally believed to be their best player.
(Definition of generally adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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