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Meaning of PRIMARILY

Pronunciation:  prI'mehrulee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies"
  2. [adv]  of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter"
 
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 Synonyms: chiefly, in the first place, in the main, mainly, principally
 
 Antonyms: secondarily
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pri"ma*ri*ly\, adv.
In a primary manner; in the first place; in the first place;
in the first intention; originally.
 

 

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