See Also: primary 1, adjective(dictionary)
primary(dictionary)
PRIMARY(medicine)
PRIMARY(law)
primary haemorrhage(medicine)
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primary mesoderm(medicine)
primary meristem(medicine)
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primary 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: primarius, from primus; PRIME1]
[usually before noun] most important
-synonym main main
::Our primary concern is to provide the refugees with food and healthcare.
::Many of the villagers rely on fishing as their primary source of income.
primary purpose/aim/objective
::Their primary objective is to make money.
::Personal safety is of primary importance .
[only before noun] especially BrE relating to the education of children between five and eleven years old
American Equivalent: elementary -see also secondary secondary
::a primary teacher
::primary education
::teaching at primary level
happening or developing before other things
::a primary tumour
::Counselling was given as a primary therapy for depression.