Definitions for primaries
primaries
pri·ma·ry
Spelling: [prahy-mer-ee, -muh-ree]
IPA: /ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri/
Primaries is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 405 anagrams from letters in primaries (aeiimprrs).
Definitions for primaries
noun
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something that is first in order, rank, or importance.
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U.S. Politics.
Also called primary election. a preliminary election in which voters of each party nominate candidates for office, party officers, etc. Compare closed primary, direct primary, indirect primary, open primary.
a meeting of the voters of a political party in an election district for nominating candidates for office, choosing delegates for a convention, etc.; caucus.
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primary color.
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Ornithology. a primary feather.
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Electricity. a winding in a transformer or the like that carries a current and that induces a current in secondary windings.
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Astronomy.
a body in relation to a smaller body or smaller bodies revolving around it, as a planet in relation to its satellites.
the brighter of the two stars comprising a double star. Compare companion1 (def 6).
adjective
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first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal:
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first in order in any series, sequence, etc.
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first in time; earliest; primitive.
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of, relating to, or characteristic of primary school:
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constituting or belonging to the first stage in any process.
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of the nature of the ultimate or simpler constituents of which something complex is made up:
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original; not derived or subordinate; fundamental; basic.
(in scholarly studies) pertaining to or being a firsthand account, original data, etc., or based on direct knowledge, as in primary source; primary research.
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immediate or direct, or not involving intermediate agency:
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Sociology. (of social values or ideals) conceived as derived from the primary group and culturally defined as being necessary to the welfare of the individual and society.
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Ornithology. pertaining to any of the set of flight feathers situated on the distal segment of a bird's wing.
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Electricity. noting or pertaining to the circuit, coil, winding, or current that induces current in secondary windings in an induction coil, transformer, or the like.
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Chemistry.
involving or obtained by replacement of one atom or group.
noting or containing a carbon atom united to no other or to only one other carbon atom in a molecule.
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Grammar.
(of a derivative) having a root or other unanalyzable element as the underlying form: .
(of Latin, Greek, Sanskrit tenses) having reference to present or future time. Compare secondary (def 9).
verb (used with object)
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U.S. Politics. to challenge or oppose (the incumbent) in a primary election, usually for strong ideological reasons (often used in passive constructions):
verb (used without object)
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U.S. Politics. to run as a candidate in a primary election.
Origin of primaries
1425-75; late Middle English (adj.) Latin prīmārius of the first rank. See prime, -ary
Examples for primaries
This year the men were more willing to have us go to the primaries than we were to go.
From that time on, there were meetings and caucuses and primaries every night.
You will find that not two per cent of the voters go to the primaries.
Nine incumbents lost in the general election, while three lost in their primaries.
This was based upon a simplification of Newtons seven primaries.
And that debate during the 1992 primaries worked out pretty well for the nominee.
They excite people, and primaries tend to be dominated by voters who are the most excited.
Each of these is composed of, or can be resolved into, two primaries.
Both of the statewide candidates that he backed in his home state won their primaries handily.
But the video game tradition dates back at least to the 2004 Democratic primaries.