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primarily

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pri·mar·i·ly  (pr-mâr-l, -mr-)
adv.
1. Chiefly; mainly: a scholastic program primarily for seniors; a primarily middle-class neighborhood.
2. At first; originally.

primarily
Adverb
1. chiefly or mainly
2. originally
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.primarily - for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies"
2.primarily - of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter"
secondarily - of secondary import; "secondarily affected"

primarily
adverb 2. at first, originally, initially, in the first place, in the beginning, first and foremost, at or from the start
Translations
primarily [ˈpraɪmərɪlɪ] adv (= above all) → ante todo, primordialmente
primarily [ˈpraɪmərɪlɪ] advprincipalement, essentiellement
primarily [ˈpraɪmərɪlɪ] advin erster Linie, hauptsächlich
primarily [ˈpraɪmərɪlɪ] advprincipalmente, essenzialmente


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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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