Word a Day
primary
What does primary mean?
primary (adjective): first or earliest in a group or series.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use primary in a sentence?
- Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce primary?
/ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does primary come from?
Borrowed from Latin prīmārius (“of the first (rank); chief, principal; excellent”), from prīmus (first; whence the English adjective prime) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of primary?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “primary” mean?
first or earliest in a group or series
Right! That's what “primary” means.
remaining after expenses or deductions
Not quite: that's what net means.
that has objective, physical existence
Not quite: that's what real means.
steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
Not quite: that's what firm means.
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