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Word: primary (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • That which is placed ahead of others.
  • The first in a group or series.

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Noun:

  • A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
  • A primary colour.
  • A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
  • A primary school.
  • ornithology Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
  • The first year of grade school.
  • The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system.

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Verb:

  • US To take part in a primary election

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