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Latin
Etymology 1
From plērusque: as a noun, a substantivisation of its neuter forms; as an adverb, a neuter adverbial accusative.
Pronunciation
Noun
plērumque n (genitive plērīque); second declension
- (construed with a partitive genitive) the greatest part, the greater part
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter) with an indeclinable portion.
Adverb
plērumque (not comparable)
- for the most part, on most occasions, (for) most of the time, mostly, usually, generally, ordinarily, very commonly, very often, very frequently
- (post-Augustan, less emphatically) on many occasions, often, frequently
- to a large extent, largely
References
Etymology 2
Adjective
plērumque
- inflection of plērusque:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular