primary
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIMARY
always used before a noun
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a
:
most important
:
main
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our primary [=principal] objective/goal
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The economy was the primary focus of the debate.
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Your safety is our primary [=foremost] concern.
3
:
not coming from or dependent on something else
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The book is based mainly on primary sources rather than secondary sources.
4
chiefly British
:
relating to the education of young children
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primary [=(US) elementary] education/teachers
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primary
/ˈpraɪˌmeri/
Brit
/ˈpraɪməri/
noun
plural
primaries
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primary
/ˈpraɪˌmeri/
Brit
/ˈpraɪməri/
noun
plural
primaries
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIMARY
[count]
US
:
an election in which members of the same political party run against each other for the chance to be in a larger and more important election
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a presidential primary
— called also
(US)
primary election
