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- Dictionaryprimary/ˈprʌɪm(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. of chief importance; principal: "the government's primary aim is to see significant reductions in unemployment" Similar Opposite
- 2. earliest in time or order: "the primary stage of their political education" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. (in the US) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election: "these two Republicans should win their primaries easily"
- 2. a primary colour.
verb
- 1. (in the US) run against (the current holder of a political office) in the preliminary election a party uses to select its candidate for the main election: "I'm not primarying the president, and no one else should either unless we want to lose the White House"
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PRIMARY definition: 1. more important than anything else; main: 2. of or for the teaching of young children…. Learn more.
1. : first in order of time or development : primitive. the primary stage of civilization. the primary lesion of a disease. 2. a. : of first rank, importance, or value : principal. the primary purpose. b. : basic, fundamental. security is a primary need. c. : of, relating to, or constituting the principal flight feathers of a bird's wing. d.
Dec 20, 1991 · Primary definition: first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal. See examples of PRIMARY used in a sentence.
Primary means basically "first." When you vote in a primary, that is the first election in a series. When a matter is of primary concern, it means it's of first importance. Primary school is the first you go to (after nursery school, at least).
18 meanings: 1. first in importance, degree, rank, etc 2. first in position or time, as in a series 3. fundamental; basic 4..... Click for more definitions.
Define primary. primary synonyms, primary pronunciation, primary translation, English dictionary definition of primary. adj. 1. First or highest in rank or importance; principal. See Synonyms at chief. 2. a. Occurring first in time or sequence; earliest: the primary stages of...
Definition of primary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.