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secondary
adjective
noun
belonging to a lower class or rank
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- ECONDAR
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
belonging to a lower class or rank
adjective
not of major importance
“played a secondary role in world events”
adjective
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
“the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher”
adjective
depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
“a secondary infection”
adjective
inferior in rank or status
“a lowly corporal”
noun
coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
noun
the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
In context
Example Sentences
played a secondary role in world events
the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher
a secondary source
a secondary issue
secondary streams
a secondary infection
a lowly corporal
petty officialdom
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