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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Generally \Gen"er*al*ly\, adverb
1. In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently.
2. In a general way, or in general relation; in the main; upon the whole; comprehensively.
Generally speaking, they live very quietly. --Addison.
3. Collectively; as a whole; without omissions. [Obs.]
I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee. --2 Sam. xvii. ll.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
generally
adverb
1: usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here" [syn: {by and large}, {more often than not}, {mostly}]
2: without distinction of one from others; "he is interested in snakes in general" [syn: {in general}, {in the main}] [ant: {specifically}]
3: without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly" [syn: {broadly}, {loosely}, {broadly speaking}] [ant: {narrowly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
63 Moby Thesaurus words for "generally": about, all in all, all things considered, altogether, approximately, approximatively, as a rule, as a whole, as an approximation, as per usual, as things go, as usual, at large, broadly, broadly speaking, by and large, chiefly, commonly, conventionally, customarily, generally speaking, habitually, in general, in round numbers, in the main, indecisively, indefinably, indefinitely, indeterminably, indistinctly, largely, loosely, mainly, more or less, most often, mostly, naturally, normally, normatively, obscurely, on balance, on the average, on the whole, ordinarily, overall, practically, predominantly, prescriptively, prevailingly, primarily, principally, regularly, roughly, roughly speaking, roundly, routinely, say, speaking generally, superficially, to be expected, typically, usually, vaguely
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