PRIMARILY


Meaning of PRIMARILY in English

adv.

Pronunciation: pr ī - ' mer- ə -l ē also pr ə -, chiefly Brit ' pr ī -m ə r- ə -l ē

Function: adverb

Date: 1601

1 : for the most part : CHIEFLY <has now become primarily a residential town ― S. P. B. Mais>

2 : in the first place : ORIGINALLY

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.