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First in order of time or development or in intention;
primitive; fundamental; original. |
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First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;
as, primary assemblies; primary schools. |
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First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,
primary planets; a matter of primary importance. |
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Earliest formed; fundamental. |
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Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some
quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first
stage of substitution or replacement. |
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That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a
chief matter. |
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A primary meeting; a caucus. |
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One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's
wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird. |
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A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star.
See under Planet. |
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