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- Dictionarysec·ond·ar·y/ˈsekənˌderē/
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 coil or winding in an electrical transformer.
- 2. a secondary feather.
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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
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: 1. less important than related things: 2. developing from something similar that existed earlier…. Learn more.
Secondary definition: next after the first in order, place, time, etc.. See examples of SECONDARY used in a sentence.
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.
derived from or depending on what is primary, original, or first. a secondary source. 3. below the first in rank, importance, etc; not of major importance. 4.(prenominal) of or relating to the education of young people between the ages of 11 and 18. secondary education.
Noun. Filter. adjective. Second, or below the first, in rank, importance, class, place, etc.; subordinate; minor; not primary. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of or relating to secondary schools. American Heritage. Derived or resulting from something considered primary or original; dependent; derivative. Webster's New World.
Definition of secondary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SECONDARY meaning: 1. less important than related things: 2. developing from something similar that existed earlier…. Learn more.
1. If you describe something as secondary, you mean that it is less important than something else. [...] 2. Secondary diseases or infections happen as a result of another disease or infection that has already happened. [...] 3. Secondary education is given to students between the ages of 11 or 12 and 17 or 18. [...]
