primary
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈpraɪˌmɛri/
- Specialized
- The mistake the others must have made is they took out only the outer fuse, the primary.
- primary and secondary feathers
Examples
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The bird's primary feathers help it gain speed and maneuver in the air.
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The Gift of the Tree. 1992. Alvin Tresselt. Henri Sorenson, Illustrator. Lothrop. 32 pp. (Primary through upper elementary).
Academic text (2001) -
Red's your backup, blue's your primary.
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Teachers can rotate the model to make any element primary.
Academic text (1998) -
"The primary was hit."
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Now, she's 19 and runs a wedding as the primary with rarely a hitch.
Blog text (25) -
Poorer students who worked for their tuition were housed on the third floor with the younger primaries.
Academic text (1991) -
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. 1991. Lois Ehlert. HBJ. 32 pp. (Primary through lower elementary).
Academic text (2001) -
Strawberry. 1989. Jennifer Coldrey. Silver Burdett. 23 pp. (Primary through lower elementary). Life cycle of the strawberry.
Academic text (2001) -
Jack-in-the-Pulpit. 1994. Jerome Wexler. Dutton. 40 pp. (Primary through upper elementary). Life cycles and biology of this plant.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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4.5
A large stiff feather on a bird's wing or tail that helps it fly
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8.2
Large outer wing feathers that birds use to fly
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5.2
A long part of a bird's wing at the outer edge that helps the bird fly
A long outer flight feather on a bird's wing that helps it fly
Compounds
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3.2
An early election where party voters choose candidates for the general election
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3.8
A doctor you see first for health problems who gives general care and arranges specialist help
- Literature
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6.4
An early election before the main vote where any registered voter can vote for candidates of only one party
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3.3
A doctor or nurse you see first for health problems and regular check-ups
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7.2
An election to choose a party candidate in which only registered members of the party can vote
- Specialized
3
3.0
Basic health care you get first from a doctor or community clinic for everyday needs
- Specialized
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5.2
A long part of a bird's wing at the outer edge that helps the bird fly
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6.2
A primary election where voters choose candidates instead of party officials
- Specialized
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6.2
A loop of wire where changing electric current makes a magnetic field that creates current in a nearby loop
- Specialized
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5.2
A body part you are born with that helps make babies, like genitals or ovaries
- Specialized
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7.6
A body part you are born with that is used to make babies, like genitals
- Specialized
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6.3
Painful cramps in the lower belly that happen during a normal period
- Offensive
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9.9
An election with too many messy candidates that makes it hard to pick one
- Specialized
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5.8
The first stage of syphilis when a painless sore appears at the infection site
- Specialized
A lung infection in children and young adults that causes high fever and cough
- Jargon
Military officers check soldiers' personal letters and messages for secret information
- Specialized
Body parts used for having babies, like genitals, that show if someone is male or female
One of the three basic paint colours red, blue and yellow used to make other colours
- Specialized
A solid metal in which atoms of other elements mix evenly into its structure
- Specialized
One of three colors, magenta, cyan and yellow, used in printing to make many colors by removing light
- Specialized
A coil that receives input electricity and causes a changing current in the secondary coil
Surface Forms
Etymology
Primary comes from the Latin root primus which means 'first', and a bird's primary feathers are the main, 'first' flight feathers at the edge of the wing that do most of the flying.