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chiefly

🇬🇧 UK/'tʃi:fli/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adv.

Mainly or principally; above all or especially

主要地,尤其,首要地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
chiefhead, chief
+
lyin the manner of
=chiefly

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The book is chiefly about the history of the region.

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