"secondarily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌsɛkənˈdɛɹəli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-secondarily.wav
Etymology: From Middle English secundarili. By surface analysis, secondar(i) + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|secundarili}} Middle English secundarili, {{surf|+suf|en|secondary|-ly|alt1=secondar(i)|id2=adverbial}} By surface analysis, secondar(i) + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} secondarily (not comparable)
  1. In a secondary manner or degree.
    With lesser importance.
    Tags: not-comparable Translations (of lesser importance): secundàriament (Catalan), secondariamente (Italian), secundariamente (Portuguese), segundariamente (Spanish), secundariamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-secondarily-en-adv-V-AItw3l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'of lesser importance': 99 1
  2. In a secondary manner or degree.
    (chiefly obsolete, now rare) Secondly; in the second place.
    Tags: archaic, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-secondarily-en-adv-B9-crgMZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 70
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