Primarily
Example: The historian focused primarily on the medieval period events.
Definition
"Primarily" is an adverb used to indicate that something is the main or most important focus, reason, or cause. In the example, it means the historian concentrated chiefly or above all on events from the medieval period.
Etymology
The word "primarily" comes from the Latin word "primarius," meaning 'first' or 'principal.' It entered English through Old French, evolving to express the idea of something being foremost or of primary importance. Did you know? The root 'prim-' is also found in 'prime' and 'primitive,' all related to the concept of 'first' or 'early.'
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"Primarily" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - History - (C1) - set 1", containing 198 commonly used words.
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