secondary
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈsɛkənˌdɛri/
- For many students, athletic activities are secondary to their academic responsibilities.
- primary and secondary
Examples
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In the report, the secondary data collected helped to clarify the findings from the primary sources.
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In other words, right, the demand is being met from the secondary supplies.
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And then we have the secondary goods.
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The subjects of the study were 122 secondary school students chosen from an applicant pool.
Academic text (1990) -
Physical fitness and gymnastics exercises were assigned a position of importance secondary to instruction in sports.
Academic text (1994) -
In both cases, the emphasis of reform was more on secondary than postsecondary curricula.
Academic text (1995) -
The sample surveyed included 14 (70%) nominated secondary schools and 12 (60%) randomly selected secondary schools.
Academic text (2000) -
The role of the secondary advisor is to provide support to the primary decision-makers.
Synonyms
64
6.7
Extra things that exist alongside the main thing
Antonyms
Compounds
19
2.0
A school for students aged about 11 to 18 that comes after primary school and before college
12
3.0
Schooling after primary school, usually in high school to prepare for work or university
- 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
- Specialized
1
7.0
A coil of wire that gets electric current from a nearby primary coil by magnetic action
- Specialized
1
3.8
A device like a hard disk or flash drive that keeps data when the computer is off
- Specialized
1
8.9
Electrons that a surface sends out when hit by fast electrons or charged particles
- Specialized
1
7.1
Second stage of an infection causing skin and mouth rashes that can spread to others
- Specialized
1
6.7
A loop of wire inside a transformer that makes the output current
- Archaic
1
8.2
A former British school teaching mainly practical and job skills instead of academic subjects
An official exam taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland at about 16
- 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
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 Latin secundus meaning 'following' or 'second', just like the word second. That is why a secondary (as a noun) is something that comes after the main part or is of lower importance.