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noun(pri-ma-ry)a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
Synonyms: primary election,
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adjective(pri-ma-ry)of or being the essential or basic part
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noun(pri-ma-ry)one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
Synonyms: primary feather, primary quill,
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noun(pri-ma-ry)coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
Synonyms: primary coil, primary winding,
Examples:
Current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil.
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adjective(pri-ma-ry)most important element
Examples:
Policemen were primary targets.
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noun(pri-ma-ry)(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
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adjective(pri-ma-ry)not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
Examples:
A primary instinct.
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adjective(pri-ma-ry)of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
Antonyms: secondary,
Examples:
Primary goals.
A primary effect.
Primary sources.
A primary interest.
A primary effect.
Primary sources.
A primary interest.