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Traditional English :: primary
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pimary - adj. & n. --adj. 1 a of the first importance; chief (that is our primary concern). b fundamental, basic. 2 earliest, original; first in a series. 3 of the first rank in a series; not derived (the primary meaning of a word). 4 designating any of the colours red, green, and blue, or for pigments red, blue, and yellow, from which all other colours can be obtained by mixing. 5 (of a battery or cell) generating electricity by irreversible chemical reaction. 6 (of education) for young children, esp. below the age of 11. 7 (Primary) Geol. of the lowest series of strata. 8 Biol. belonging to the first stage of development. 9 (of an industry or source of production) concerned with obtaining or using raw materials. 10 Gram. (of a tense in Latin and Greek) present, future, perfect, or future perfect (cf. HISTORIC). --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a thing that is primary. 2 (in full primary election) (in the US) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal (esp. presidential) election. 3 = primary planet. 4 (Primary) Geol. the Primary period. 5 = primary feather. 6 = primary coil. primary coil a coil to which current is supplied in a transformer. primary feather a large flight-feather of a bird's wing. primary planet a planet that directly orbits the sun (cf. secondary planet). primary school a school where young children are taught, esp. below the age of 11. primarily adv. [ME f. L primarius f. primus first] |
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Related Words
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primary
progressive
aphasia
axillary
hyperhidrosis
biliary
cirrhosis
election
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complex
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deficiency
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diagnosis
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hypertension
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sclerosis
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song
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carolina
republican
singapore
school
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Most Often Usage
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primary progressive aphasia
primary axillary hyperhidrosis
primary biliary cirrhosis
primary election
georgia primary election
primary complex
primary immune deficiency
democratic primary
primary diagnosis
primary pulmonary hypertension
primary lateral sclerosis
lds primary
lds primary sharing time
lds primary talks
our primary objective
primary care physician
primary child hospital
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