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primarily
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
primarily
(adverb)
primarily
/praɪ
ˈ
merəli/
Brit
/
ˈ
praɪmərəli/
adverb
primarily
/praɪ
ˈ
merəli/
Brit
/
ˈ
praɪmərəli/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIMARILY
—
used to indicate the main purpose of something, reason for something, etc.
The game is designed
primarily
[=
mainly
] for younger children.
They seemed
primarily
[=
mostly
] interested in getting rich.
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