primarily | ||
1. | [ adverb ] for the most part | |
Synonyms: | chiefly mainly principally in_the_main | |
Examples: | "he is mainly interested in butterflies" |
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Related terms: | chief chief primary chief primary | |
2. | [ adverb ] of primary import | |
Synonyms: | in_the_first_place | |
Examples: | "this is primarily a question of economics" "it was in the first place a local matter" |
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Related terms: | secondarily primary primary | |
Similar spelling: |
primary primordial premarital primary_coil primary_cell primary_care Primer primordium Primmer premier |