About and Largely

About

About adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: about as many women as men signed up for the course in auto repair

Largely and about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Largely" instead an adverb "About".

Largely

Largely adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: the earth's surface is largely composed of water

About and largely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About" instead an adverb "Largely".

Nearby Words: large, largeness
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