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Meaning of the word principally in English

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principally

US /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl.i/
UK /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl.i/

Adverb

1.

for the most part; chiefly.

Example:
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he was principally a landscape painter
Synonym:
mainlymostlychieflyfor the most partin the mainon the wholelargelyby and largepredominantlypredominatelyabove allfirst and foremostbasicallysubstantiallyoverallin generaleffectivelyespeciallyparticularlyprimarilygenerallyusuallytypicallycommonlyas a rule
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