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- pronunciation:
- praI
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
most essential, important, or prevalent; main; chief.
His primary goal is to find a well-paying job so that he can support himself.What is the primary cause of obesity in this country?The railroad was the primary link between the two cities.Her primary interest is music.The primary function of the liver is to cleanse the blood of toxins.- synonyms:
- chief, dominant, key, main, paramount, predominant, prime, principal
- antonyms:
- lesser, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary
- similar words:
- basic, capital, cardinal, central, critical, essential, fundamental, head, important, lead, leading, major, master, necessary, supreme, vital
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| definition 2: |
first or earliest in time or order; original.
Crawling occurs in the primary stages of a baby's development.- synonyms:
- earliest, early, first, initial, original, premier, prime
- antonyms:
- final, last
- similar words:
- basic, beginning, elementary, embryonic, genetic, nascent, opening, preliminary, pristine, rudimentary
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| definition 3: |
most basic or fundamental.
Red, yellow, and blue are primary colors.- synonyms:
- elementary, fundamental, prime, rudimentary
- antonyms:
- secondary
- similar words:
- basal, basic, bottom, central, elemental, essential, irreducible, radical, simple, staple, underlying
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| definition 4: |
not derived from or transmitted through something else; first hand; original.
The historian used primary sources.- antonyms:
- secondary
- similar words:
- direct, firsthand
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| related words: |
aboriginal, chief, great, home, natural, original, primitive, real, salient, staple, ultimate |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
primaries |
| definition 1: |
that which is first or earliest in time or order.
- synonyms:
- first
- similar words:
- alpha, antecedent, beginning, initiation, original, outset, start
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| definition 2: |
that which is most essential, important, or fundamental.
- synonyms:
- essential
- antonyms:
- alternate, secondary
- similar words:
- basic, element, essence, fundamental, nature
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| definition 3: |
in U.S. politics, a preliminary election in which members of each party vote for candidates to represent the party in the general election.
The Democrats will be choosing among four candidates in the upcoming primary.- similar words:
- election, runoff
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