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adjective
1.
first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
2.
first in order in any series, sequence, etc.
3.
first in time; earliest; primitive.
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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of primary school: the primary grades.
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EXPANDconstituting or belonging to the first stage in any process.
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a.
original; not derived or subordinate; fundamental; basic.
b.
(in scholarly studies) pertaining to or being a firsthand account, original data, etc., or based on direct knowledge, as in primary source; primary research.
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immediate or direct, or not involving intermediate agency: primary perceptions.
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Sociology. (of social values or ideals) conceived as derived from the primary group and culturally defined as being necessary to the welfare of the individual and society.
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Ornithology. pertaining to any of the set of flight feathers situated on the distal segment of a bird's wing.
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Electricity. noting or pertaining to the circuit, coil, winding, or current that induces current in secondary windings in an induction coil, transformer, or the like.
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Chemistry.
a.
involving or obtained by replacement of one atom or group.
b.
noting or containing a carbon atom united to no other or to only one other carbon atom in a molecule.
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COLLAPSEnoun
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something that is first in order, rank, or importance.
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U.S. Politics.
a.
Also called primary election. a preliminary election in which voters of each party nominate candidates for office, party officers, etc. Compare closed primary, direct primary, indirect primary, open primary.
b.
a meeting of the voters of a political party in an election district for nominating candidates for office, choosing delegates for a convention, etc.; caucus.
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Ornithology. a primary feather.
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EXPANDElectricity. a winding in a transformer or the like that carries a current and that induces a current in secondary windings.
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is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Related forms
pri·ma·ri·ness, noun
post·pri·ma·ry, adjective
sub·pri·ma·ry, adjective
Antonyms
1, 2. last. 2. final.
1, 2. last. 2. final.
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| Main Entry: | primary source |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an original fundamental and authoritative document pertaining to an event or subject of inquiry; a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event |
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