Lexic.us

Definition of Primary

1. Noun. A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen.

2. Adjective. Of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary. "A primary interest"

3. Noun. One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing.

4. Adjective. Not derived from or reducible to something else; basic. "A primary instinct"

5. Noun. (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it.

6. Adjective. Most important element. "A master switch"

7. Noun. Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit. "Current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"

8. Adjective. Of or being the essential or basic part. "An elementary need for love and nurturing"

9. Adjective. Of primary importance.

Definition of Primary

1. a. First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

2. n. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter.

Definition of Primary

1. a preliminary election [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Primary

prim Prima prima(p) primacies primacy primaeval primage primages primal primalities

primality primally primaquine primaries primarily primary (current term) primary(a) primary amenorrhea primary atypical pneumonia primary care

primary care physician primary cell primary censorship primary coil primary dentition primary dysmenorrhea primary election primary feather primary health care primary quill

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