primary
prahy me ree
- n a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
- n one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
- n (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
- n coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil - a of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
primary goals
a primary effect
primary sources
a primary interest - s not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
a primary instinct - s most important element
policemen were primary targets - s of or being the essential or basic part
- s of primary importance
- The first map shows the breakdown for the Schundler-Franks primary in 2001; the second shows the results for the Christie-Lonegan primary in 2009.
- As primary season begins, how the Democratic candidates stand depends very much on the groundwork they've laid.
- We considered a privately-funded state-run primary; a party-run primary; and even a vote-by-mail primary.