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“generally” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

generally
Mostly; plerumque (mostly): fere (as a general rule; generally): vulgo (commonly). (Do) not generally, non fere or ferme (both Cic.), in which observe that the non precedes the fere or ferme.
In general; taken generally, universe: summatim: generatim, generaliter (Cic., De Invent., 1, 26, 39). (The words are found in this connection and order.) generatim atque universe (opposed to singillatim or per species). But ☞ these adverbs are only used when they relate to an action; if they relate to a subject or object that is to be taken in its whole extent, we must use the adjectives summus or universus; e.g., to treat a subject generally, de re universa agere: to write about the state generally, de summa republica scribere): omnino ( “at large,” when a whole number is opposed to individuals; e.g., quid in Gallia negotii est Caesari, aut omnino populo Romano): prorsus (“to speak generally” = ut paucis complectar, after several particulars have been mentioned; Vid: Sall., Cat., 15, end): ad summam: in summa (the former when, after stating several particular reasons, one ends with the principal one of all; the latter, when no particular reasons are stated, but only the principal one of all).”Generally,” or “in general,” are also sometimes used when a general assertion is followed by the mention of a particular case to which the assertion applies with the greatest force; hence it is expressed by cum, the particular case being introduced by tum: I am an admirer of my countrymen’s good qualities generally, and especially of the energy with which they study, cum nostrorum hominum virtutes soleo admirari, tum maxime in studiis.

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What is the Latin word for generally?
The usual Latin words for “generally” are plērumque, ferus, vulgus; also fermē, ūniversus, summātim. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.