[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

by and large
     adv : usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
           syn: generally, more often than not, mostly
see also:
generally more often than not mostly 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

36 moby thesaurus words for "by and large":
   all in all, all things considered, almost entirely, altogether,
   approximately, as a rule, as a whole, as an approximation,
   at large, broadly, broadly speaking, chiefly, commonly,
   effectually, en masse, essentially, generally, generally speaking,
   in general, in the main, mainly, mostly, normally, on balance,
   on the whole, ordinarily, overall, predominantly, prevailingly,
   roughly, roughly speaking, routinely, speaking generally,
   substantially, usually, virtually

Large >> L Words
Large, definition of term: Large
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Large Intestine >> L Words
Large Intestine, definition of term: Large Intestine
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Large Calorie >> L Words
Large Calorie, definition of term: Large Calorie
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Writ Large >> W Words
Writ Large, definition of term: Writ Large
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At Large >> A Words
At Large, definition of term: At Large
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By And Large >> B Words
By And Large, definition of term: By And Large
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