Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - primary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 a of the first importance; chief (that is our primary concern). b fundamental, basic. 2 earliest, original; first in a series. 3 of the first rank in a series; not derived (the primary meaning of a word). 4 designating any of the colours red, green, and blue, or for pigments red, blue, and yellow, from which all other colours can be obtained by mixing. 5 (of a battery or cell) generating electricity by irreversible chemical reaction. 6 (of education) for young children, esp. below the age of 11. 7 (Primary) Geol. of the lowest series of strata. 8 Biol. belonging to the first stage of development. 9 (of an industry or source of production) concerned with obtaining or using raw materials. 10 Gram. (of a tense in Latin and Greek) present, future, perfect, or future perfect (cf. HISTORIC). --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a thing that is primary. 2 (in full primary election) (in the US) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal (esp. presidential) election. 3 = primary planet. 4 (Primary) Geol. the Primary period. 5 = primary feather. 6 = primary coil. Phrases and idioms primary coil a coil to which current is supplied in a transformer. primary feather a large flight-feather of a bird's wing. primary planet a planet that directly orbits the sun (cf. secondary planet). primary school a school where young children are taught, esp. below the age of 11. Derivatives primarily adv. Etymology: ME f. L primarius f. primus first
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin primarius basic, ~, from Latin, principal, from primus Date: 15th century first in order of time or development ; primitive , 2. of first rank, importance, or value ; principal , basic, fundamental , of, relating to, or constituting the principal quills of a bird's wing, of or relating to agriculture, forestry, and the extractive industries or their products, expressive of present or future time , of, relating to, or constituting the strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists , 3. direct, firsthand , not derivable from other colors, odors, or tastes, preparatory to something else in a continuing process , of or relating to a ~ school , of or relating to a ~ election , belonging to the first group or order in successive divisions, combinations, or ramifications , directly derived from ores , of, relating to, or being the amino acid sequence in proteins , resulting from the substitution of one of two or more atoms or groups in a molecule , of, relating to, involving, or derived from ~ meristem , of, relating to, or involved in the production of organic substances by green plants , providing ~ care , II. noun (plural -ries) Date: 1656 something that stands first in rank, importance, or value ; fundamental, the celestial body around which one or more other celestial bodies revolve, one of the usually 9 or 10 strong quills on the distal joint of a bird's wing, 4. ~ color, the sensation of seeing ~ colors, 5. caucus, an election in which qualified voters nominate or express a preference for a particular candidate or group of candidates for political office, choose party officials, or select delegates for a party convention, the coil that is connected to the source of electricity in an induction coil or transformer ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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