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Definition of primarily - 2 dictionary results

pri⋅ma⋅ri⋅ly

  [prahy-mair-uh-lee, -mer-, prahy-mer-uh-lee, -mer-uh-]
Use primarily in a Sentence
–adverb
1. essentially; mostly; chiefly; principally: They live primarily from farming.
2. in the first instance; at first; originally: Primarily a doctor, he later became a lawyer.
Origin:
1610–20; primary + -ly
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pri·mar·i·ly   (prī-mâr'ə-lē, -měr'-)   
adv.  

  1. Chiefly; mainly: a scholastic program primarily for seniors; a primarily middle-class neighborhood.

  2. At first; originally.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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