English
Detailed Synonyms for primary in English
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primary
– not derived from or reducible to something else; basic 1 -
primary
– of primary importance 1 -
primary
– most important element 1 -
primary
– of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary 1 -
primary
– of or being the essential or basic part 1primary; elementary; elemental– of or being the essential or basic part 1-
primary adj
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elementary adj
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elemental adj
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the primary
– a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen 1 -
the primary
– one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing 1the primary; the primary feather; the primary quill– one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing 1 -
the primary
– coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit 1the primary; the primary coil; the primary winding– coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit 1 -
the primary
– (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it 1