Grep  of  noun  primary 
  closed  primary 
  direct  primary 
  open  primary 
  primary 
  primary  amenorrhea 
  primary  atypical  pneumonia 
  primary  cell 
  primary  censorship 
  primary  coil 
  primary  dentition 
  primary  dysmenorrhea 
  primary  election 
  primary  feather 
  primary  health  care 
  primary  quill 
  primary  school 
  primary  sex  character 
  primary  sex  characteristic 
  primary  solid  solution 
  primary  syphilis 
  primary  tooth 
  primary  winding 
 
  Overview  of  noun  primary 
 
  The  noun  primary  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  primary,  primary  election  --  (a  preliminary  election  where  delegates  or  nominees  are  chosen) 
  2.  (1)  primary,  primary  feather,  primary  quill  --  (one  of  the  main  flight  feathers  projecting  along  the  outer  edge  of  a  bird's  wing) 
  3.  primary  coil,  primary  winding,  primary  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  primary 
 
  The  adj  primary  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  primary  --  (of  first  rank  or  importance  or  value;  direct  and  immediate  rather  than  secondhand;  "primary  goals";  "a  primary  effect";  "primary  sources";  "a  primary  interest") 
  2.  (8)  primary  --  (not  derived  from  or  reducible  to  something  else;  basic;  "a  primary  instinct") 
  3.  (7)  chief,  main,  primary,  principal  --  (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") 
  4.  elementary,  primary  --  (of  or  being  the  essential  or  basic  part  "an  elementary  need  for  love  and  nurturing") 
  5.  basal,  basic,  primary  --  (of  primary  importance;  "basic  truths") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  primary 
 
  5  senses  of  primary 
 
  Sense  1 
  primary  (vs.  secondary) 
 
  secondary  (vs.  primary) 
  =>  alternate,  alternative 
  =>  auxiliary,  subsidiary,  supplemental,  supplementary 
  =>  collateral 
  =>  indirect 
  =>  secondhand 
  =>  second-string,  substitute(postnominal) 
  =>  standby 
  =>  tributary 
  =>  utility(postnominal),  substitute(postnominal) 
  =>  vicarious 
  =>  thirdhand 
 
  Sense  2 
  primary 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  underived)  ->  derived 
 
  Sense  3 
  chief(postnominal),  main(postnominal),  primary(postnominal),  principal(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  important)  ->  unimportant 
 
  Sense  4 
  elementary,  primary 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  basic)  ->  incidental,  incident 
 
  Sense  5 
  basal,  basic,  primary 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  essential)  ->  inessential,  unessential 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  primary 
 
  5  senses  of  primary 
 
  Sense  1 
  primary  (vs.  secondary) 
  =>  capital 
  =>  direct 
  =>  firsthand 
  =>  first-string 
  =>  original 
  =>  particular,  special 
  Also  See->  essential#2;  first#1;  original#3 
 
  Sense  2 
  primary 
  =>  underived  (vs.  derived) 
 
  Sense  3 
  chief(postnominal),  main(postnominal),  primary(postnominal),  principal(postnominal) 
  =>  important  (vs.  unimportant),  of  import 
 
  Sense  4 
  elementary,  primary 
  =>  basic  (vs.  incidental) 
 
  Sense  5 
  basal,  basic,  primary 
  =>  essential  (vs.  inessential) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  primary 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  primary 
 
  primary  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  primary 
  primary 
 
  Overview  of  noun  primary 
 
  The  noun  primary  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  primary,  primary  election  --  (a  preliminary  election  where  delegates  or  nominees  are  chosen) 
  2.  (1)  primary,  primary  feather,  primary  quill  --  (one  of  the  main  flight  feathers  projecting  along  the  outer  edge  of  a  bird's  wing) 
  3.  primary  coil,  primary  winding,  primary  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  primary 
 
  The  adj  primary  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (16)  primary  --  (of  first  rank  or  importance  or  value;  direct  and  immediate  rather  than  secondhand;  "primary  goals";  "a  primary  effect";  "primary  sources";  "a  primary  interest") 
  2.  (8)  primary  --  (not  derived  from  or  reducible  to  something  else;  basic;  "a  primary  instinct") 
  3.  (7)  chief,  main,  primary,  principal  --  (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") 
  4.  elementary,  primary  --  (of  or  being  the  essential  or  basic  part  "an  elementary  need  for  love  and  nurturing") 
  5.  basal,  basic,  primary  --  (of  primary  importance;  "basic  truths") 

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