Meaning of Primary

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Primary

1. 1
   a.

   First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

2. 2
   a.

   First in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools.

3. 3
   a.

   First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance.

4. 4
   a.

   Earliest formed; fundamental.

5. 5
   a.

   Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.

6. 6
   n.

   That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter.

7. 7
   n.

   A primary meeting; a caucus.

8. 8
   n.

   One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.

9. 9
   n.

   A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet.

10. 10
    a.

    First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

11. 11
    a.

    First in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools.

12. 12
    a.

    First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance.

13. 13
    a.

    Earliest formed; fundamental.

14. 14
    a.

    Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.

15. 15
    n.

    That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter.

16. 16
    n.

    A primary meeting; a caucus.

17. 17
    n.

    One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.

18. 18
    n.

    A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet.