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primary

('pr/aI/m/E/r/i/ )

of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary(adj.all)

Example:
Primary goals.
A primary effect.
Primary sources.
A primary interest.

Antonym:
secondary

source: wordnet30
First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.(adjective)

source: webster1913

a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen(noun.act)

Synonym:
primary election

source: wordnet30
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing(noun.animal)

Synonym:
primary feather, primary quill

source: wordnet30
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit(noun.artifact)

Example:
Current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil.

Synonym:
primary coil, primary winding

source: wordnet30
That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter.(noun)

source: webster1913

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