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Word entry · 9 letters

primarily

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"First of all"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/Part of speech adverbSorted aiilmprryStarts with PEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Mainly, chiefly, or for the most part.

Word origin

From primary + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • The idea of fitting a crane to an engine for shunting duties, primarily in works yards, appears to have originated with the North London Railway engine in 1872.
  • But now a study has shown that most cancers are primarily caused by bad luck rather than poor lifestyle choices or defective DNA.
  • Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day.

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