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primary
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
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adjective
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
“a primary instinct”
adjective
most important element
“the chief aim of living”
adjective
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
“primary goals”
adjective
of or being the essential or basic part
“an elementary need for love and nurturing”
noun
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
noun
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
noun
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”
noun
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
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a primary instinct
the chief aim of living
the main doors were of solid glass
the principal rivers of America
the principal example
policemen were primary targets
primary goals
a primary effect
primary sources
a primary interest
an elementary need for love and nurturing
a basal reader
current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil
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