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primary

/ˈpɹaɪ.m(ə.)ɹi/

First or earliest in a group or series; Main; principal; chief

comparative: more primary
superlative: most primary

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1
First or earliest in a group or series
- Safety is the primary concern.
  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- His behavior is my primary concern.
  Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others
3
Earliest formed; fundamentalrare
4
Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacementrare
5
Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occurrare
6
Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etcrare

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primary

/ˈpɹaɪ.m(ə.)ɹi/

A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party, or the first round of a two-round election; The first year of grade school; A base or fundamental component

plural: primaries

Meanings

1
A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party, or the first round of a two-round election
2
The first year of grade school
3
A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible
4
A primary school
5
The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites

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