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What does PRIMARY mean?

Definitions for PRIMARY
ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ripri·ma·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. primary, primary electionnoun

    a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

  2. primary, primary feather, primary quillnoun

    one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

  3. primarynoun

    (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

  4. primary coil, primary winding, primaryadjective

    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"

  5. primaryadjective

    of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary

    "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"

  6. primaryadjective

    not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

    "a primary instinct"

  7. chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)adjective

    most important element

    "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"

  8. elementary, elemental, primaryadjective

    of or being the essential or basic part

    "an elementary need for love and nurturing"

  9. basal, primaryadjective

    of primary importance

Wiktionary

  1. primarynoun

    A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

  2. primarynoun

    The first year of grade school.

  3. primarynoun

    A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.

  4. primarynoun

    The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system.

  5. primarynoun

    A primary school.

  6. primarynoun

    Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.

  7. primarynoun

    A primary colour.

  8. primarynoun

    A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary

  9. primaryverb

    To take part in a primary election

  10. primaryadjective

    The first in a group or series.

    Children attend primary school, teenagers attend secondary school.

  11. primaryadjective

    That which is placed ahead of others.

    Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock.

  12. Etymology: From the primarius, from primus (“first”; whence the adjective prime) + -arius (whence the suffix -ary); compare the primaire, primer, and premier.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. PRIMARYadjective

    Etymology: primarius, Lat.

    The figurative notation of this word, and not the primary or literal, belongs to this place. Henry Hammond.

    Before that beginning, there was neither primary matter to be informed, nor form to inform, nor any being but the eternal. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

    When the ruins both primary and secondary were settled, the waters of the abyss began to settle too. Burnet.

    These I call original or primary qualities of body, which produce simple ideas in us, viz. solidity, extension, figure and motion. John Locke.

    As the six primary planets revolve about him, so the secondary ones are moved about them in the same sesquialteral proportion of their periodical motions to their orbs. Richard Bentley.

Wikipedia

  1. Primary

    Primary is a song by English rock band The Cure, released as the sole single from their third studio album, Faith, in 1981.

ChatGPT

  1. primary

    Primary generally signifies something which is firstly in rank, importance, or occurrence. It refers to something that holds the utmost significance or priority in a particular context, often serving as the basis or origin for other related things, events, or processes. The term can be applied across various areas such as education, election, colors, industries, and healthcare.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Primaryadjective

    first in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original

  2. Primaryadjective

    first in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools

  3. Primaryadjective

    first in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance

  4. Primaryadjective

    earliest formed; fundamental

  5. Primaryadjective

    illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement

  6. Primarynoun

    that which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter

  7. Primarynoun

    a primary meeting; a caucus

  8. Primarynoun

    one of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird

  9. Primarynoun

    a primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet

  10. Etymology: [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F. primaire. See Prime, a., and cf. Premier, Primero.]

Wikidata

  1. Primary

    "Primary" is the only single from The Cure's third studio album Faith, released in 1981 on Fiction Records. It was the first song by The Cure to be remixed as a separate extended mix for release on 12" single. In fact, the original 12" extended mix is, to this day, still only available on the original 12" single, which has never been reproduced on any other album, making it quite a rare item. The main difference between the 7" mix, and 12" mix is that the extended mix lengthens the instrumental introductions to the song's verses.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Primary

    prī′mar-i, adj. first: original: chief: primitive: elementary, preparatory.—n. that which is highest in rank or importance: a planet in relation to its satellite or satellites.—adv. Prī′marily.—ns. Prī′mariness, the state of being first in time, act, or intention; Prī′mary-ac′cent, the accent immediately after a bar in music.—ns.pl. Prī′mary-col′ours, the colours obtained by passing the sun's rays through a prism: the colours of the rainbow—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet; Prī′mary-plan′ets, planets revolving round the sun—not satellites; Prī′mary-quills, the largest feathers of a bird's wing; Prī′mary-rocks, the rocks which seem to have been first formed and contain no animal remains, as granites, &c.

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. Primary

    A term used to designate the inducing coil in an induction coil or transformer; it is probably an abbreviation for primary coil.

Editors Contribution

  1. primary

    A perfect, accurate and specific facet.

    Primary school is vital for every child.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PRIMARY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1166

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PRIMARY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2105

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PRIMARY' in Nouns Frequency: #3003

  4. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PRIMARY' in Adjectives Frequency: #145

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PRIMARY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PRIMARY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of PRIMARY in a Sentence

  1. Former Vice President Biden:

    I call 17 Republicans and say, ‘You know better,’ nine of them said to me, ‘You’re right Joe, but I can’t do anything about it because if I do the Koch brothers or somebody is going to drop $5 million into my race and I’ll lose my primary.’.

  2. Christopher Holstege:

    Very few of these cases were admitted to the hospital, the question is, how many actually needed to go to an emergency department, and could costs have been decreased by either calling the poison center if it's envenomation with something that's poisonous, or talking to a primary care doctor ?

  3. Matt Schlapp:

    In Texas what's really interesting is there's a lot of primaries. And we're letting the incumbent and the primary opponents speak because we're not cancel culture. We actually let people talk. And that's how Republicans do things.

  4. The Yellow:

    This incident will be investigated swiftly and thoroughly, and we will keep the congregation up to date as more facts emerge, our primary concern is the health and safety of our children, and The Yellow School asks for your prayers for the injured and their families, as well as staff and students.

  5. Fanuc Chief Executive Yoshiharu Inaba:

    It's not that I don't like all of you, it's just that my primary responsibility is in improving results.

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