primary

  1. Adjective.  The first in a group or series.
  2. Adjective.  That which is placed ahead of others.
  3. Noun.  A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
  4. Noun.  The first year of grade school.
  5. Noun.  A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
  6. Noun.  The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system.
  7. Noun.  A primary school.
  8. Noun.  (ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
  9. Noun.  A primary colour.
  10. Verb.  (US) To take part in a primary election.

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