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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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