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primary
noun(pri-ma-ry)
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
Synonyms: primary election,
primary
adjective(pri-ma-ry)
of or being the essential or basic part
Synonyms: basal, elemental, elementary,
primary
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,
primary
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.
primary
adjective(pri-ma-ry)
most important element
Synonyms: chief, main, master, principal,
Examples:
Policemen were primary targets.
primary
noun(pri-ma-ry)
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
primary
adjective(pri-ma-ry)
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
Examples:
A primary instinct.
primary
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.

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