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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
mainly
chiefly
mostly
largely
essentially
fundamentally
principally
Antonyms
secondarily
marginally
minimally
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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