Definitions for Primaryˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. primary, primary election(noun)

    a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen

  2. primary, primary feather, primary quill(noun)


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  4. primary coil, primary winding, primary(adj)



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  6. primary(adj)

    not derived from or reducible to something else; basic

    "a primary instinct"

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

    most important element


  8. elementary, elemental, primary(adj)

    of or being the essential or basic part

    "an elementary need for love and nurturing"

  9. basal, primary(adj)

    of primary importance


  1. primary(Noun)

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

  2. primary(Noun)

    The first year of grade school.

  3. primary(Noun)

    A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.

  4. primary(Noun)

    The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system.

  5. primary(Noun)

    A primary school.

  6. primary(Noun)

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

  7. primary(Noun)

    A primary colour.

  8. primary(Noun)

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

  9. primary(Verb)

    To take part in a primary election

  10. primary(Adjective)

    The first in a group or series.

    Children attend primary school, teenagers attend secondary school.

  11. primary(Adjective)

    That which is placed ahead of others.

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

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Primary(adj)

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

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  4. Primary(adj)

    earliest formed; fundamental

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  6. Primary(noun)

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

  7. Primary(noun)

    a primary meeting; a caucus

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  9. Primary(noun)

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



  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.

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.

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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