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How to pronounce primary in English?

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Synonyms primary election
Type of election
Has types direct primary
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Synonyms basal, elemental, elementary
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Synonyms primary feather, primary quill
Type of flight feather, quill, pinion, quill feather
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Synonyms primary coil, primary winding
Type of coil


current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil.
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Synonyms chief, main, master, principal


policemen were primary targets.
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Type of celestial body, heavenly body
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a primary instinct.
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primary goals.
a primary effect.
primary sources.
a primary interest.

Examples of primary

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His primary interests, he says, are in city living and the structure of society.
From the stltoday.com
Most are primary care physicians, a sliver of the estimated 300,000 generalists.
From the omaha.com
Mortale was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis six years ago.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
That's the lowest turnout for a primary in St. Charles since they began in 1999.
From the stltoday.com
The Children's network of primary-care doctors now stretches across 34 counties.
From the dispatch.com
It was clear that he would enter the primary with a massive financial advantage.
From the kansas.com
Smith's primary care physician, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, was acquitted of all counts.
From the kansas.com
For Kentucky, it is the primary show-me game for the rest of the regular season.
From the courier-journal.com
Richard B. Wirthlin addresses a presidential primary task force in Utah in 1998.
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  • Of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
  • A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
  • One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
  • Not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"
  • (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
  • Chief(a): 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"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
  • A primary (or gravitational primary) is the main physical body of a gravitationally-bound, multi-object system. This body contributes most of the mass of that system and will generally be located near its center of mass.
  • Primary is a rock band based in Sydney, Australia from 1995 until the early 2000s. The band's nucleus consisted of Jamie Fonti (keyboards), Sean Fonti (bass guitar) and Connie Mitchell (vocalist). ...
  • A primary election is an election in which voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election. ...