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SECONDARILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does secondarily mean? 

SECONDARILY (adverb)
  The adverb SECONDARILY has 1 sense:

1. of secondary importplay

  Familiarity information: SECONDARILY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SECONDARILY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of secondary import

Context example:

secondarily affected

Antonym:

primarily (of primary import)

Pertainym:

secondary (being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate)


 Context examples 


It arises primarily in the ovaries, but can occur both primarily and secondarily at other sites, particularly the central nervous system.

(Dysgerminoma, NCI Thesaurus)



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