primary

1. a. First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original. Source: opted

2. a. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools. Source: opted

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

4. a. Earliest formed; fundamental. Source: opted

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

6. n. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter. Source: opted

7. n. A primary meeting; a caucus. Source: opted

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

9. n. A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet. Source: opted

10. adj. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary Source: wordnet

11. adj. not derived from or reducible to something else; basic Source: wordnet

12. adj. most important element Source: wordnet

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