Primary — synonyms, primary antonyms, definition

1. primary (a)

abecedarian aboriginal antediluvian autochthonous basic beginning capital cardinal central chief constitutional dawning determining direct dominant earliest early elemental elementary endemic • • •

2. primary (a/n)

basic beginning dawning elementary first introductory rudimentary

3. primary (Adjective)

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primary (Adjective) — Of first rank, importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary. ex. "primary goals" ex. "a primary effect" ex. "primary sources" ex. "a primary interest"

primary (Adjective) — Not derived from or reducible to something else; basic. ex. "a primary instinct"

primary (Adjective) — Most important element. ex. "policemen were primary targets"

primary (Adjective) — Of or being the essential or basic part.

primary (Adjective) — Of primary importance.

4. primary (Noun)

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primary (Noun) — A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen.

primary (Noun) — One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing.

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

primary (Noun) — Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighbouring circuit. ex. "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"

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