primacy
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- noun
- /ˈpraɪməsi/
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primacía
- The United States eventually assumed the responsibilities of primacy after World War II.
- give primacy
- reassert the primacy
- emphasize the primacy
Whoever has primacy has a better chance of surviving.
- Whoever has primacy has a better chance of surviving.
- And then we'll jump into talking about these three novels giving primacy of place, of course, to Solaris.
- And essentially what it argues is we have to refocus our philosophical or value primacy on what exists, what is real.
- And it is not efficient because most religious systems have tried to give primacy to the notion of compassion and kindness, which is not efficient.
- Certainly was based on the primacy of the individual making his own way against old odds.
- Or indeed, if there's only one, the primacy of the virtues or virtue.
- It does not believe the private has to be given primacy in some sense, as happens here.
- So there's, you could say epistemologically a primacy of the evil consciousness.
- So, so the more we're taking care of ourselves, we're reinforcing the primacy of the generative Dr.
- And they are advocating for their, their, you know, their political primacy in, you know, the on the streets of London.
- So I get a primacy as a teacher that I don't have if I'm a box on the screen.
Examples
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John XXIII's charismatic exercise of papal primacy set the event of Vatican II in motion.
Academic text (2008) -
In this way, the primacy of the subject position of 'native' may even be questioned.
Academic text (2011) -
Above all, it points to a primacy of influence from the Holy Spirit.
Academic text (2008) -
Whoever has primacy has a better chance of surviving.
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The urban primacy of Thailand is just off the charts.
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How do you enshrine the primacy of the House of Commons?
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It is a world that begins to emphasize the primacy and the priority of the will.
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What distinguished an ideological organization was the primacy of mission over economics.
Academic text (1999) -
Previous research has demonstrated the primacy of the textbook as a determiner of course content.
Academic text (1990) -
Many scientists argue for the primacy of early childhood education in shaping a child's future.
Synonyms
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3.7
A thing you think is more important and should be done first
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2.1
The top position in a competition or race
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7.1
Being higher than others in power or importance
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6.4
Being more important and put before others
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7.9
Being better than others in an area, like skill or success
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6.1
One thing being more important or more common than others
A state of being first in order or importance
A state of being most important in a situation
The right to come before others in time, order, or rank
The state of having the highest power or importance
One thing that is more powerful or common than others
Antonyms
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word primacy comes from the Latin root primus, which means 'first' and is the same root in prime and primary. So primacy means being 'first in importance' or having the highest rank.