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principally

[ prin-suh-puh-lee, -sip-lee ]

adverb

  1. chiefly; mainly.

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ˈԳ貹

/ ˈɪԲɪəɪ /

adverb

  1. mainly or most importantly
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of principally1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; principal, -ly
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Mr Kasab told workers on the picket line: "This remains not just a dispute that is just morally and principally right but remains a dispute that has a resolution, and you can absolutely win."

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But he thinks it is only a "rough picture" of what it's like to be a teenager today, and that it was principally made for "an adult who isn't online".

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"This is principally an investment that will support the economy, potentially, of the region around the airport and in London and the South East, but at the cost of others," he said.

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But glaciers have been shrinking pretty much everywhere over the past 20 years as temperatures have risen due to human activities, principally burning fossil fuels.

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It has principally held migrants picked up at sea.

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