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Definition:

  1. [noun] a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
    Synonyms: election

  2. [noun] one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
    Synonyms: feather, quill

  3. [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"
    Synonyms: coil, winding

  4. [adjective] of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"

  5. [adjective] not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"

  6. [adjective] 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"
    Synonyms: chief, main, principal

  7. [adjective] of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"
    Synonyms: elementary

  8. [adjective] of primary importance; "basic truths"
    Synonyms: basal, basic

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