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   sec·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 subordinatelesserlowerlower-levelminorperipheralincidentaltangentialmarginalancillarysubsidiarysubservientnonessentialinessentialof little accountunimportantless importantindirectnonprimaryderivedderivativeresultingresultantconcomitantaccompanyingconsequentialcontingentsecondhandalternativespareextraadditionalanotherbackupsupportingrelieffallbacksubstituteauxiliaryalternateOpposite primarycentralprimarydirectprimarymain
   • ▪ relating to education for children from the age of eleven to sixteen or eighteen: British "a secondary school"
   • 2. (of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is bonded to two other carbon atoms.
   • ▪ (chiefly of amines) derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by organic groups.
   • 3. denoting or relating to organisms in a particular community that belong to the second trophic level among its consumers, and consume primary consumers: "when a bear eats a plant-eating rodent, the bear is functioning as a secondary consumer"
   • 4. relating to or denoting the output side of a device using electromagnetic induction, especially in a transformer: "the primary and secondary coils of the transformer"
   • ▪ having a reversible chemical reaction and therefore able to store energy: "the lead-acid accumulator used in cars consists of secondary cells"
   • 5. former term for Mesozoic

   noun

   • 1. a secondary coil or winding in an electrical transformer.
   • 2. a secondary feather.
   • 3. the Secondary or Mesozoic era. dated
   • 4. the players in the defensive backfield, or the area these players cover.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin secundarius ‘of the second quality or class’, from secundus (see second1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. secondariness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › secondarySecondary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SECONDARY is of second rank, importance, or value. How to use secondary in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of secondary in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SECONDARY definition: 1. less important than related things: 2. developing from something similar that existed earlier…. Learn more.

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   Secondary definition: next after the first in order, place, time, etc.. See examples of SECONDARY used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   SECONDARY meaning: 1. less important than related things: 2. developing from something similar that existed earlier…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › secondarySecondary - definition of secondary by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSECONDARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   18 meanings: 1. one grade or step after the first; not primary 2. derived from or depending on what is primary, original, or.... Click for more definitions.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsecondary adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   less important than something else. That is just a secondary consideration. Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance. secondary to something Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming. After a while, his writing became secondary to his celebrity.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › secondarySecondary Definition - YourDictionary

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    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. Similar definitions.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › secondarysecondary - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    secondary meaning, definition, what is secondary: not as important as something else: Learn more.