Primary (IPA: /ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi/)
| Primary (a.) |
First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original. |
| Primary (a.) |
First in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools. |
| Primary (a.) |
First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance. |
| Primary (a.) |
Earliest formed; fundamental. |
| Primary (a.) |
Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement. |
| Primary (n.) |
That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter. |
| Primary (n.) |
A primary meeting; a caucus. |
| Primary (n.) |
One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird. |
| Primary (n.) |
A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet. |
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Term in organic chemistry used to describe degree of substitution of an atom in a molecule |
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Single by The Cure |
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1960 film by Robert Drew |
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Latter-day Saint organization |
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Album by Junichi Inagaki |
| Primary Synonyms |
Basal, Essential |
| Primary Synonyms |
First, Firsthand, Essential, Capital, Special, First-string, Direct, Original, Particular |
| Primary Synonyms |
Chief, Main, Principal, Of Import, Important |
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Elementary, Basic, Elemental |
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Underived |
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Primary Winding, Primary Coil |
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Primary Election |
| Primary Synonyms |
Primary Quill, Primary Feather |
Primary Rhymes
Primary |
| Spanish Translation |
Primary in Spanish is Primario |
| Tagalog Translation |
Primary in Tagalog is Batayan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "In me the need to talk is a primary impulse, and I can't help saying right off what comes to my tongue." - Miguel de Cervantes |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " I've always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do." - Steve Jobs |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " The Chinese used the intervals between things as the primary means of getting 'in touch' with situations." - Marshall McLuhan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, is the primary religious text of Judaism, or" - The Bible |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " The primary capital to be safeguarded and valued is man, the human person in his or her integrity" - Pope Benedict XVI |
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