primarily
1. for the most part (Freq. 28) - he is mainly interested in butterflies • Syn: chiefly, principally, mainly, in the main • Derived from adjective: primary, principal (for: principally), chief (for: chiefly) 2. of primary import - this is primarily a question of economics - it was in the first place a local matter • Syn: in the first place • Ant: secondarily • Derived from adjective: primary
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