🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

principalmente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: prinsipalmente

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Primarily/praɪˈmɛr.ɪ.li/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El proyecto se centra principalmente en fuentes de energía renovable."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    For the most part; mainly.

    "The project is primarily focused on renewable energy sources."
  2. 2

    In the first place; originally.

    "She was primarily a teacher before becoming an author."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'primarily' is derived from the Latin root 'primarius', meaning 'first' or 'principal', which evolved through Middle English before taking its current form in the 14th century. The prefix 'prim-' indicates a primary or foremost position.

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