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- Dictionarysecondary/ˈsɛk(ə)nd(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary: "the plot is of secondary importance: what matters most is the relationships between the characters" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is bonded to two other carbon atoms.
noun
- 1. a secondary school. British
- 2. a secondary coil or winding in an electrical transformer.
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SECONDARY definition: 1. less important than related things: 2. developing from something similar that existed earlier…. Learn more.
1. a. : of second rank, importance, or value. b. : of, relating to, or constituting the second strongest of the three or four degrees of stress recognized by most linguists. the fourth syllable of basketball team carries secondary stress. c. of a tense : expressive of past time. 2. a. : immediately derived from something original, primary, or basic
less important than related things: Her health is what matters - the cost of the treatment is of secondary importance. The need for secrecy is secondary to the need to take immediate action. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Of little or less importance.
adjective. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate. “the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher”. “a secondary source”. “a secondary issue”. “ secondary streams”. synonyms: inessential, unessential. not basic or fundamental.
Secondary definition: next after the first in order, place, time, etc.. See examples of SECONDARY used in a sentence.
Definition of 'secondary' Word Frequency. secondary. (sekəndri , US -deri ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun, Also v-link ADJ to n] If you describe something as secondary, you mean that it is less important than something else. The street erupted in a huge explosion, with secondary explosions in the adjoining buildings.
adj. 1. Second or lower in rank or importance; not primary: concerns that are secondary. 2. a. Following what is first in time or sequence: secondary fermentation. b. Of or relating to secondary schools. 3. a. Derived from what is primary or original: literary criticism viewed as secondary to literature itself. b.
Definition of secondary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Secondary definition: Of, relating to, or being the shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing.
sec•ond•ar•y /ˈsɛkənˌdɛri/ adj. next after the first in order, rank, or time: Secondary school comes after primary school. not primary or original: secondary sources. of lesser importance: an issue of secondary importance. following as a result of something else: a secondary infection. sec•ond•ar•i•ly /ˈsɛkənˌdɛrəli, ˌsɛkənˈdɛr-/ adv.
