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