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primarily

pri·ma·rily

UK/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/ US/pɹaɪˈmɛɹ.əli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

for the most part

  • “he is mainly interested in butterflies”
2.

of primary import

  • “this is primarily a question of economics”
  • “it was in the first place a local matter”

Origin

From primary + -ly.

Related words

Pertaining to

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