secondary
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3.5
- adjective
- /ˈsɛkəndˌɛri/
:
secundario
- At the time of the study, there were 442 secondary schools in Gyeongsangnam-do.
- a secondary school
- post-secondary
- secondary education
Point about learning was secondary to custodial care.
- Point about learning was secondary to custodial care.
- But then there has to be secondary confirmation, right?
- Now, US generals claimed that there were secondary explosions afterwards.
- They have all sorts of secondary comorbid issues.
- He says that fantasy creates A secondary world when it's successful.
- You believe yourself within that secondary world yourself bodily, right?
- And they don't, they simply don't because the law is secondary to policing ideology.
- So that's pretty much what I have to say about secondary sources.
- And how we know this is because of the secondary explosions.
- She's Elizabeth says, you know, originality is secondary to authenticity, right?
- It's stunning when I run my business how secondary pure talent is to people skills.
- Flying is secondary, whereas in this plane flying is everything.
- Sex becomes this secondary thing that happens.
Examples
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I think that the truth is secondary to the story.
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I think people still view it as secondary or nice to have.
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And that really does show that secondary is more stable than primary.
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We also plan to set up better communication channels between primary and secondary care nursing teams.
Academic text (2011) -
Why do so few students take part in traditional secondary school music ensembles?
Academic text (2011) -
The fundamental education covers both primary and secondary education; hence, the educational management quality is very significant.
Academic text (2011) -
Doing so may contribute to the prevention of secondary problems arising in the bereaved individuals' lives.
Academic text (2011) -
For many students, art classes are secondary to their core subjects like math and science.
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In the organization, the finance department is considered secondary to the marketing team.
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He regarded the feedback from his peers as secondary to his own assessment of the project.
Synonyms
120
3.7
Small and unimportant in position or power
46
4.2
A person of low rank or importance, for example a servant
1
3.8
A category below the highest level in rank or quality
1
3.8
A person who has a less important job or less power in an organization
1
9.9
Lower in rank or status than other people in the same group
1
4.1
Having lower rank or position in a workplace
Antonyms
Compounds
15
2.0
A school for students aged about 11 to 18 that comes after primary school and before college
7
3.0
Schooling after primary school, usually in high school to prepare for work or university
- Specialized
1
3.8
A device like a hard disk or flash drive that keeps data when the computer is off
- Specialized
1
6.5
A physical change during puberty that shows male or female differences and does not help make babies
- Specialized
1
6.8
A body change at puberty that shows sex, like body hair and a deeper voice
An official exam taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland at about 16
- Specialized
A coil of wire that gets electric current from a nearby primary coil by magnetic action
- Specialized
A line of numbers in a square grid that runs from the bottom left to the top right
- Specialized
Pain during a woman's period caused by another medical problem like endometriosis
- Specialized
A woman who had regular periods but then does not have them anymore
- Formal
The military examines and controls personal letters and calls of soldiers or civilian staff
- Specialized
Electrons that a surface sends out when hit by fast electrons or charged particles
- Specialized
Second stage of an infection causing skin and mouth rashes that can spread to others
- Archaic
A former British school teaching mainly practical and job skills instead of academic subjects
- Specialized
A physical feature that differs between males and females, like body hair or a deep voice
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Secondary comes from the Latin word secundus which means 'following' or 'second', and it shares the same root as second. So secondary describes something that comes 'after' the main thing or is less important.