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primarily Adverb 1. chiefly or mainly 2. originally
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primarily adverb 1. chiefly, largely, generally, mainly, especially, essentially, mostly, basically, principally, fundamentally, above all, on the whole, for the most part adverb 2. at first, originally, initially, in the first place, in the beginning, first and foremost, at or from the start Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Primarily and most properly the term has reference to time: in this sense the word is used to indicate that one thing is older or more ancient than another, for the expressions 'older' and 'more ancient' imply greater length of time. My reading for reading's sake, as I had hitherto done it, was at an end, and I read primarily for the sake of writing about the book in hand, and secondarily for the pleasure it might give me. In the meantime, after this one relapse at Benicia, I went on with my abstemiousness, primarily because I didn't want to drink. |
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