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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.
     primaire. See Prime, a., and cf. Premier, Primero.]
     1. First in order of time or development or in intention;
        primitive; fundamental; original.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The church of Christ, in its primary institution.
                                                    --Bp. Pearson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These I call original, or primary, qualities of
              body.                                 --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;
        as, primary assemblies; primary schools.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,
        primary planets; a matter of primary importance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,
        some quality or property in the first degree; having
        undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Primary alcohol (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess
        the group CH2.OH, and can be oxidized so as to form a
        corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of
        carbon atoms; -- distinguished from secondary & tertiary
        alcohols.
  
     Primary amine (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,
        or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of
        hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --
        distinguished from secondary & tertiary amines.
  
     Primary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury
        performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has
        passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation
        supervene.
  
     Primary axis (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole
        cluster of flowers.
  
     Primary colors. See under Color.
  
     Primary meeting, a meeting of citizens at which the first
        steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.
        See Caucus.
  
     Primary pinna (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound
        leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main
        rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.
  
     Primary planets. (Astron.) See the Note under Planet.
  
     Primary qualities of bodies, such are essential to and
        inseparable from them.
  
     Primary quills (Zo["o]l.), the largest feathers of the wing
        of a bird; primaries.
  
     Primary rocks (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed
        to have been first formed, being crystalline and
        containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;
        -- called also primitive rocks. The terms Secondary,
        Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like
        manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.
  
     Primary salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid
        in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by
        a base or basic radical.
  
     Primary syphilis (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,
        including the period from the development of the original
        lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms
        indicative of general constitutional infection.
  
     Primary union (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by
        the first intention.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, n.; pl. Primaries.
     1. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a
        chief matter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A primary meeting; a caucus.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the large feathers on the distal joint
        of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Astron.) A primary planet; the brighter component of a
        double star. See under Planet.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.
     primaire. See Prime, a., and cf. Premier, Primero.]
     1. First in order of time or development or in intention;
        primitive; fundamental; original.
  
              The church of Christ, in its primary institution.
                                                    --Bp. Pearson.
  
              These I call original, or primary, qualities of
              body.                                 --Locke.
  
     2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;
        as, primary assemblies; primary schools.
  
     3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,
        primary planets; a matter of primary importance.
  
     4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.
  
     5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,
        some quality or property in the first degree; having
        undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
  
     Primary alcohol (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess
        the group CH2.OH, and can be oxidized so as to form a
        corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of
        carbon atoms; -- distinguished from secondary & tertiary
        alcohols.
  
     Primary amine (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,
        or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of
        hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --
        distinguished from secondary & tertiary amines.
  
     Primary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury
        performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has
        passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation
        supervene.
  
     Primary axis (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole
        cluster of flowers.
  
     Primary colors. See under Color.
  
     Primary meeting, a meeting of citizens at which the first
        steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.
        See Caucus.
  
     Primary pinna (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound
        leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main
        rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.
  
     Primary planets. (Astron.) See the Note under Planet.
  
     Primary qualities of bodies, such are essential to and
        inseparable from them.
  
     Primary quills (Zo["o]l.), the largest feathers of the wing
        of a bird; primaries.
  
     Primary rocks (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed
        to have been first formed, being crystalline and
        containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;
        -- called also primitive rocks. The terms Secondary,
        Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like
        manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.
  
     Primary salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid
        in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by
        a base or basic radical.
  
     Primary syphilis (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,
        including the period from the development of the original
        lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms
        indicative of general constitutional infection.
  
     Primary union (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by
        the first intention.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, n.; pl. Primaries.
     1. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a
        chief matter.
  
     2. A primary meeting; a caucus.
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the large feathers on the distal joint
        of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.
  
     4. (Astron.) A primary planet; the brighter component of a
        double star. See under Planet.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  primary
       adj 1: of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate
              rather than secondhand; "primary goals"; "a primary
              effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest" [ant:
               secondary]
       2: not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a
          primary instinct"
       3: 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" [syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a)]
       4: of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need
          for love and nurturing" [syn: elementary]
       5: of primary importance; "basic truths" [syn: basal, basic]
       n 1: a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are
            chosen [syn: primary election]
       2: one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer
          edge of a bird's wing [syn: primary feather, primary
          quill]
       3: 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" [syn: primary coil, primary
          winding]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  primary
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 πρωταρχικός
     2 στοιχειώδης
     3 βασικός
     4 πρωτεύων <ref name='tel'>«πρωτεύων» από αναζήτηση «primary»
  στη (R:TELETERM)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  primary
     a.
     1 first or earliest in a group or series.
     2 main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
     3 (lb en geology) Earliest formed; fundamental.
     4 (lb en chemistry) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,
  some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first
  stage of substitution or replacement.
     5 (lb en medicine) Relating to the place where a disorder or disease
  started to occur.
     6 (lb en medicine) Relating to day-to-day care provided by health
  professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
     n.
     1 A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political
  candidate of a political party.
     2 The first year of grade school.
     3 A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
     4 The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such
  as a planet in relation to its satellites.
     5 A primary school.
     vb.
     1 (lb en US politics transitive intransitive) To challenge (an
  incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to
  run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary
  election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
     2 (lb en US intransitive transitive) To take part in a primary
  election.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  primary
     a.
     1 first or earliest in a group or series.
     2 main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
     3 (lb en geology) Earliest formed; fundamental.
     4 (lb en chemistry) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,
  some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first
  stage of substitution or replacement.
     5 (lb en medicine) Relating to the place where a disorder or disease
  started to occur.
     6 (lb en medicine) Relating to day-to-day care provided by health
  professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
     n.
     1 A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political
  candidate of a political party.
     2 The first year of grade school.
     3 A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
     4 The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such
  as a planet in relation to its satellites.
     5 A primary school.
     vb.
     1 (lb en US politics transitive intransitive) To challenge (an
  incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to
  run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary
  election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
     2 (lb en US intransitive transitive) To take part in a primary
  election.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  primary
     a.
     1 first or earliest in a group or series.
     2 main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
     3 (lb en geology) Earliest formed; fundamental.
     4 (lb en chemistry) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,
  some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first
  stage of substitution or replacement.
     5 (lb en medicine) Relating to the place where a disorder or disease
  started to occur.
     6 (lb en medicine) Relating to day-to-day care provided by health
  professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
     n.
     1 A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political
  candidate of a political party.
     2 The first year of grade school.
     3 A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
     4 The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such
  as a planet in relation to its satellites.
     5 A primary school.
     vb.
     1 (lb en US politics transitive intransitive) To challenge (an
  incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to
  run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary
  election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
     2 (lb en US intransitive transitive) To take part in a primary
  election.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  primary
     a.
     1 first or earliest in a group or series.
     2 main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
     3 (lb en geology) Earliest formed; fundamental.
     4 (lb en chemistry) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,
  some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first
  stage of substitution or replacement.
     5 (lb en medicine) Relating to the place where a disorder or disease
  started to occur.
     6 (lb en medicine) Relating to day-to-day care provided by health
  professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
     n.
     1 A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political
  candidate of a political party.
     2 The first year of grade school.
     3 A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
     4 The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such
  as a planet in relation to its satellites.
     5 A primary school.
     vb.
     1 (lb en US politics transitive intransitive) To challenge (an
  incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's nomination to
  run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary
  election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
     2 (lb en US intransitive transitive) To take part in a primary
  election.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  primary
     Englanti a.
     1 ensisijainen
     2 primaarinen
     Englanti n.
     esivaali

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  primary
     Engelska a.
     1 primär, första, ursprunglig, grundläggande
     2 primär, huvudsaklig, som kommer i första hand
     Engelska n.
     primärval
     Engelska vb.
     utmana en sittande politiker i ett primärval

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  primary /pɹˈaɪməɹi/
  laerskool

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Primary /pɹˈaɪməɹi/
  الإنتخابات

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  primary //ˈpɹaɪm(ə)ɹiː// //ˈpɹaɪməɹi// //ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi// 
  първичен
  first in a group or series

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  primary //ˈpɹaɪm(ə)ɹiː// //ˈpɹaɪməɹi// //ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi// 
  1. махово перо
  ornithology: flight feather
  2. първични избори
  preliminary election