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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Primary  \Pri"ma*ry\,  n.;  pl  {Primaries}. 
  1.  That  which  stands  first  in  order  rank,  or  importance;  a 
  chief  matter. 
 
  2.  A  primary  meeting;  a  caucus. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  One  of  the  large  feathers  on  the  distal  joint 
  of  a  bird's  wing.  See  {Plumage},  and  Illust.  of  {Bird}. 
 
  4.  (Astron.)  A  primary  planet;  the  brighter  component  of  a 
  double  star.  See  under  {Planet}. 




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