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Etymology [ edit ]

From sailing: a ship may (or may not) sail well both close by the wind, and large, downwind, with sheets extended.

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Adverb [ edit ]

by and large (not comparable)

( set phrase , focus ) mostly, generally; with few exceptions It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation.

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