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primarily

[praɪˈmɛrəli]
adverb
principalmente
1. for the most part; chiefly; in the first place
The company's revenue comes primarily from software sales.
A receita da empresa vem principalmente de vendas de software.
2. originally; fundamentally
This tool was primarily designed for industrial use.
Esta ferramenta foi fundamentalmente projetada para uso industrial.
Synonyms
mainlychieflymostlylargelyessentiallyfundamentallyprincipally
Antonyms
secondarilymarginallyminimally

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
principalmente
most common usage
Brazil
essencialmente
alternative, slightly more formal
Portugal
principalmente
same as Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
primordialmente
more formal/literary usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

primarily because
primarily used for
primarily concerned with
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