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primary

/ primary /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
Type of:
election
Kinds of:
direct primary
noun Sense 2
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird''s wing
Type of:
flight feather pinion quill
adjective satellite Sense 3
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
"a primary instinct"
Similar:
underived
adjective Sense 4
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand
"primary goals"
"a primary effect"
"primary sources"
"a primary interest"
Similar:
capital direct firsthand first-string original particular special
Opposites:
secondary
See also:
essential first original
adjective satellite Sense 5
of or being the essential or basic part
"an elementary need for love and nurturing"
Similar:
basic
noun Sense 6
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
"current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"
Type of:
coil
Has parts:
transformer
adjective satellite Sense 7
of primary importance
"basic truths"
Similar:
essential
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
10
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
2
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election direct primary flight feather pinion quill underived capital direct firsthand first-string original particular