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primary
('pr/aI/m/E/r/i/ )

adjective (a)

  • of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary(adj.all)
    Example:
    Primary goals.
    A primary effect.
    Primary sources.
    A primary interest.
    Antonym:
    secondary
    source: wordnet30
  • First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    primary election
    source: wordnet30
  • one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing(noun.animal)
    Synonym:
    primary feather, primary quill
    source: wordnet30
  • (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it(noun.object)
    source: wordnet30
  • coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    Current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil.
    Synonym:
    primary coil, primary winding
    source: wordnet30
  • That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not derived from or reducible to something else; basic(adj.all)
    Example:
    A primary instinct.
    source: wordnet30
  • most important element(adj.all)
    Example:
    Policemen were primary targets.
    Synonym:
    chief, main, master, principal
    source: wordnet30
  • of or being the essential or basic part(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    elemental, elementary
    source: wordnet30
  • of primary importance(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    basal, capital
    source: wordnet30
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