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generally definition

gen·er·ally (jenər əl ē, jenrə lē, jenər lē)

adverb

  1. to or by most people; widely; popularly; extensively a generally accepted usage
  2. in most instances; usually; as a rule
  3. in a general way or sense; without reference to details or individual cases; not specifically

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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