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principally

/pɹˈɪnsɪpli/adverb3 syllables

Principally means: for the most part.

Synonyms for principally6

adverb, as in for the most part

chiefly, primarily, mainly, in the main

also used for principally

mostly, usually

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What does principally mean?1

adverb

1

for the most part“he is mainly interested in butterflies”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Principally in a sentence

  • Jupiter is a planet principally composed of hydrogen and helium.unknown
  • Esperanto-speakers are principally always at least bilingual.SunnyMoon
  • The gladiolus comes principally from South Africa, where about fifty species have been discovered.Cangarejo
  • Individual unconventional plays are usually discussed under the province in which the play is principally located.arademaker
  • Tatoeba does not exist solely or even principally for the purpose of your downstream project.shekitten
  • We're going to focus principally on Algeria.Amastan

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