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primary Definition
(a)
of
first
rank
or
importance
or
value
;
direct
and
immediate
rather
than
secondhand
; "
primary
goals
"; "
a
primary
effect
"; "
primary
sources
"; "
a
primary
interest
"
(n)
a
preliminary
election
where
delegates
or
nominees
are
chosen
(n)
one
of
the
main
flight
feathers
projecting
along
the
outer
edge
of
a
bird
''
s
wing
(n)
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
"
(s)
not
derived
from
or
reducible
to
something
else
;
basic
; "
a
primary
instinct
"
(s)
of
or
being
the
essential
or
basic
part
; "
an
elementary
need
for
love
and
nurturing
"
(s)
of
primary
importance
; "
basic
truths
"
primary Synonyms
basal
basic
elementary
primary
primary coil
primary election
primary feather
primary quill
primary winding
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