principally

Meanings

• adverb

  Primarily means in a main or principal way.

  - "His primary concern is the safety of his employees."
  - "The company's primary source of revenue is the sale of its products."
  - "The patient's primary diagnosis is a heart condition."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

chiefly , mainly , mostly

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with principally
principally , histrionally , pompously , ostentatiously

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. principally () : In a main or principal way.
   

2. principal () : A main or principal person, thing, or sum of money.
   

3. principle () : A fundamental truth or law or a basic guiding theory or belief.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of principally that leads to same result
principal , principally

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word primarily comes from the Latin word 'primus' which means 'first'.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. If any suspect that Griswold was exaggerating, they should reflect on the fact that the "principal" Supreme Court case justifying the invocation of the national security privilege was based on a governmental lie.

   - Garry Wills,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},12 Feb. 2009

2. Following the agreement, the four "principal" tobacco companies—Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson, and Lorillard—raised their prices more than 45 cents per pack. The costs of the settlement, as predicted, were passed on to consumers.

   - Allan M. Brandt,{it}The Cigarette Century{/it},2007

3. Their "principal" industry was the manufacture, in a long, low, mostly-wooden, two-story factory, of cold cream.

   - Frederick Busch,{it}Too Late American Boyhood Blues{/it},1984

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