/ˈpɹɒeməɹi/► audioScrabble 14Words With Friends 15
Definition
adjective of first rank or importance or value.
adjective not derived from or reducible to something else.
adjective most important element.
— synonyms: chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)
adjective of or being the essential or basic part.
— synonyms: elementary, elemental, basal
noun a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen.
— synonyms: primary_election
noun one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing.
— synonyms: primary_feather, primary_quill
noun (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it.
noun 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
“most common primaries”
“Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school.”
“Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock.”