Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)In a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.

More definitions
  • for the most part

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Esperanto-speakers are principally always at least bilingual.

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  2. Jupiter is a planet principally composed of hydrogen and helium.

    ruЮпитер - планета, состоящая в основном из водорода и гелия.

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  3. Tatoeba does not exist solely or even principally for the purpose of your downstream project.

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  4. Individual unconventional plays are usually discussed under the province in which the play is principally located.

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  5. We're going to focus principally on Algeria.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Middle English principaly. By surface analysis, principal + -ly.

From Middle English principaly. By surface analysis, principal + -ly.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedprincipal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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