Primary

/ˈpɹɒeməɹi/ noun verb adjective

A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

What it means

  1. (noun) A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
  2. (noun) The first year of grade school.
  3. (noun) A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
  4. (noun) The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites.
  5. (noun) A primary school.
  6. (noun) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
  7. (noun) A primary colour.
  8. (noun) Primary site of disease; original location or source of the disease. “most common primaries”
  9. (noun) A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary
  10. (verb) To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's endorsement to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
  11. (verb) To take part in a primary election.
  12. (adjective) First or earliest in a group or series. “Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school.”

Letter analysis

  • Primary contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 14.

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Common questions

What does Primary mean?

A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

How many letters are in Primary?

Primary has 7 letters.

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