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Received-Pronunciation, traditional:
/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/
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Received-Pronunciation, common:
/pɹaɪˈmɛɹ.əli/
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/pɹaɪˈmɛɹ.əli/
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Canada, General-American:
/ˈpɹaɪ.mɛɹ.ə.li/
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Australian:
/ˈpɹɑe.mə.ɹɪ.li/
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CMU ARPABET:
P R AY0 M EH1 R AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: focus, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
for the most part
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he is mainly interested in butterflies
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chiefly, principally, mainly, in the main
Antonyms: none provided
of primary import
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
this is primarily a question of economics it was in the first place a local matter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in the first place
Antonyms: secondarily
Etymology tree English primary Middle English -ly English -ly English primarily From primary + -ly.
Across languages
Translations 38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
birinci növbədə
— of a primary or central nature
Azerbaijani :
əsasən
— of a primary or central nature
Azerbaijani :
ilk növbədə
— of a primary or central nature
Belarusian :
галоўным чынам
(halównym čynam)
— of a primary or central nature
Belarusian :
пераважна
(pjeravažna)
— of a primary or central nature
Bulgarian :
главно
(glavno)
— of a primary or central nature
Bulgarian :
преди всичко
(predi vsičko)
— of a primary or central nature
Catalan :
primàriament
— of a primary or central nature
Crimean Tatar :
esasen
— of a primary or central nature
Crimean Tatar :
esas olaraq
— of a primary or central nature
Crimean Tatar :
çoqusı
— of a primary or central nature
Finnish :
pääasiassa
— of a primary or central nature
Finnish :
ensisijaisesti
— of a primary or central nature
Finnish :
ennen muuta
— of a primary or central nature
Finnish :
ennen kaikkea
— of a primary or central nature
French :
principalement
— of a primary or central nature
French :
essentiellement
— of a primary or central nature
French :
surtout
— of a primary or central nature
Galician :
primariamente
— of a primary or central nature
German :
hauptsächlich
— of a primary or central nature
German :
in erster Linie
— of a primary or central nature
Hungarian :
főként
— of a primary or central nature
Hungarian :
elsősorban
— of a primary or central nature
Icelandic :
aðallega
— of a primary or central nature
Icelandic :
fyrst og fremst
— of a primary or central nature
Italian :
principalmente
— of a primary or central nature
Italian :
fondamentalmente
— of a primary or central nature
Italian :
primariamente
— of a primary or central nature
Norwegian Bokmål :
primært
— of a primary or central nature
Norwegian Nynorsk :
primært
— of a primary or central nature
Plautdietsch :
hauptsechlich
— of a primary or central nature
Romanian :
în primul rând
— of a primary or central nature
Romanian :
înainte de toate
— of a primary or central nature
Romanian :
în principal
— of a primary or central nature
Russian :
гла́вным о́бразом
(glávnym óbrazom)
— of a primary or central nature
Spanish :
primariamente
— of a primary or central nature
Ukrainian :
переважно
(perevažno)
— of a primary or central nature
Ukrainian :
головно
(holovno)
— of a primary or central nature
