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principally

[prin-suh-puh-lee, -sip-lee]

prin·ci·pal·ly

[prin-suh-puh-lee, -sip-lee]
adverb
chiefly; mainly.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see principal, -ly


primarily. See especially.

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principally (ˈprɪnsɪpəlɪ)
 
adv
mainly or most importantly

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