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primary
noun
1 primary
A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen.
synonym: primary election.
Polish: prawybory
2 primary
3 primary
astronomy A celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it.
4 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.
synonyms: primary coil, primary winding.
adjective
1 primary
2 primary
Not derived from or reducible to something else; basic.
3 primary
Most important element:
— Policemen were primary targets.
synonyms: chief, main, master, principal.
Roget 642:
important;
of importance
etc.
n.;
momentous,
material;
to the point;
not to be overlooked,
not to be despised,
not to be sneezed at;
egregious;
weighty
etc.
(influential)
175;
of note
etc.
(repute)
873;
notable,
prominent,
salient,
signal;
memorable,
remarkable;
unforgettable;
worthy of remark,
worthy of notice;
never to be forgotten;
stirring,
eventful.
grave,
serious,
earnest,
noble,
grand,
solemn,
impressive,
commanding,
imposing.
urgent,
pressing,
critical,
instant.
paramount,
essential,
vital,
all-absorbing,
radical,
cardinal,
chief,
main,
prime,
primary,
principal,
leading,
capital,
foremost,
overruling;
of vital importance
&c..
in the front rank,
first-rate;
superior
etc.
33;
considerable
etc.
(great)
31;
marked
etc.
v.;
rare
etc.
137.
significant,
telling,
trenchant,
emphatic,
pregnant;
tanti [Lat.].
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Polish: główny, generalny, kapitalny
4 primary
Of or being the essential or basic part.
synonyms: basal, elemental, elementary.
Polish: podstawowy, początkowy, elementarny
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